Allocation rises by Tk 1,445 crore from the outgoing fiscal year’s initial budget

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury made the proposal while presenting the national budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year today

The government has embraced AI as a major opportunity for the country's development and modernisation

The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism has been allocated Tk 1,884 crore in the proposed budget for fiscal year 2026-27

The government also proposed exempting 100 percent export-oriented compliant garment factories from mandatory annual bond audits

The answer, mostly, is the banks

The proposals, outlined in the national budget for fiscal year 2026-27 (FY27), include new incentives and regulatory changes covering free trade zones, off-docks, inland container depots (ICDs), air cargo operations and port management

Rupali Chowdhury, president of the Foreign Investors’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), welcomed the budget’s emphasis on policy predictability

Presenting the national budget, he said another Tk 500 crore would be mobilised from Bangladesh Bank's corporate social responsibility fund

According to the economist, the proposed reduction in withholding taxes on interest payments for foreign loans and machinery leases is also a sensible move

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Investment will depend less on tax incentives and more on restoring business confidence, said Abdur Razzaque, chairman of the Research and Policy Integration for Development

He welcomed the government’s commitment to keeping corporate tax rates stable, reducing financing costs and offering incentives to foreign investors

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury today said the government is spending around Tk 40,000 crore in the current fiscal year to recapitalise weak banks as part of a broader effort to restore discipline and stability to the financial sector.

Electric vehicles, cancer medicines and laptops to get cheaper while cigarettes, smart watches to cost more

The minister said the government has increased allowances for athletes in an effort to promote sports as a viable profession. Currently, 300 athletes receive sports allowances

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Taxes on mid-range internal combustion engine vehicles will increase

It also proposes lowering taxes on imported electric vehicles

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury said while presenting the national budget for FY27 in parliament today