Bangladesh’s first national budget was presented on Jun 30, 1972, by the then finance minister Tajuddin Ahmad. Bangladesh’s first national budget was presented on Jun 30, 1972, by the then finance minister Tajuddin Ahmad. The last off-parliament budget was presented in 2008, under the military-backed caretaker government. Under the authority of the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, Salehuddin--former governor of Bangladesh Bank--readies his first national budget in a year marked by disruption and uncertainty. The late M Saifur Rahman and Abul Maal Abdul Muhith share the record for the highest number of budgets presented, with 12 each across three separate terms.

Source: bd News24 June 02, 2025 03:11 UTC