Photo: PMODHAKA, March 17, 2026 (BSS) - The cabinet has approved proposals to convert two ordinances related to the supplementary budget for fiscal year 2024-25 and the national budget for 2025-26 into law. One of the approved proposals concerns the enactment of the Appropriation (Supplementary) Ordinance, 2025, which relates to the supplementary budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year. However, as the parliament was dissolved at the time, it was not possible to present the supplementary budget within the required timeframe. The Cabinet also approved the proposal to enact the Appropriation Ordinance, 2025, which is tied to the national budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year. In addition, the Cabinet approved Bangladesh's participation in the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Plurilateral Joint Statement Initiative (JSI) on the Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement (IFDA).

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 17, 2026 17:22 UTC