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   SANGSAD BHABAN, June 23, 2026 (BSS) – Treasury bench lawmakers today said the proposed budget aimed to restore financial sector discipline making efforts to prevent undue profiteering by oligarchs, as discussion on the budget is underway in Parliament.

   “BNP government has announced the budget to restore discipline in the economy and revitalize the banking sector,” BNP MP M Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury from Moulvibazar-4 said.

   The government, he said, did not design the budget to benefit oligarchy or enrich few people.

   Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on June 11 unveiled a Taka 9.38 trillion national budget for 2026-27 fiscal setting the GDP growth target at 6.5 percent aiming to rebound from the provisional 4.14 percent growth recorded in the outgoing fiscal year.

   Chowdhury said during the tenure of the fallen government, Taka 28,000,00 crore was siphoned off from the country, which could have been the size of three budgets.

   He appreciated the budget saying it did not burden ordinary people with additional taxes.

   “The budget has been announced in line with the development plan designed by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman,” said BNP lawmaker M Abdul Mohit Talukder from Bogura-3.

   Ruling party MP Khaled Hossain Mahboob from Brahmanbaria-3 said the finance minister announced the budget keeping in mind the country’s pathway in the next five years.

   “The budget has increased development expenditure but reduces operation cost,” he said.

   Opposition lawmaker Ruhul Amin from Chuadanga-2, however, criticized the budget’s “high” revenue collection target of Taka 6,95,000 crore by the National Board of Revenue (NBR).

  “It is not easy . . . the previous year’s revenue collection was Taka 3,68,177 crore,” he said.

   He said the number of people capable of paying tax is almost 8 crore t NBR has only has 40 lakh tax files.

   The tax GDP collection rate of Bangladesh is only 7.59 percent while it is 23.3 percent in Nepal, 20.3 percent in India, 15.2 percent in Pakistan and 13.3 percent Sri Lanka. 

   Jamaat-e Islami lawmaker Mohammad Moslehuddin Farid from Jashore-2 praised the allocation for health sector urged the government to implement ‘Chowgacha model’ for resolving the health sector problems.

   Other MPs who took part in ther discussion are: Treasury bench lawmakersAynul Haque from Sirajganj-3, Rezaul Karim Badsha from Bogura-6, SM Faysal from Habiganj-4, ABM MosharrafHossen from Patuakhali-4, Rehana AkterRanu from women seat-4, SM Zilany from Gopalganj-3, Zahidul Islam Dhalu from Naogaon-5, Esrat Sultana Elen Bhutto from Jhalokathi-2, Amir Azez Khan from Khulna-1, Tamiz Uddin from Dhaka-20, M MonwarHossen from Magura-1, Jahidur Rahman from Thakurgaon-3, Opposition lawmakers MasudParves from Chuadanga-1,Mst Nazmun Nahar from women seat-40, Mahfuza Hannan from women seat-41, M Abdul Gafur from Khustia-2, Abu TalebMondol from Pabna-4, M Abdul Karim from Gaibandha-2, Muhammad Ali Asgar from Pabna-3, M Golam Rasool from Jashore-4 and M Abul Kalam Azad from Khulna-6.