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The Bangladesh Parliament has passed a supplementary budget of Tk 56,117 crore for the 2025–26 fiscal year. Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury presented the Appropriation (Supplementary) Bill, 2026, which was approved by voice vote. The supplementary budget was introduced to authorize expenditures exceeding the original allocations for ministries, divisions, and agencies. Before passage, 25 grant demands were voted on, and 304 cut motions were submitted by 20 members, all of which were rejected.
The original budget allocated Tk 7.9 trillion across 62 ministries and divisions. In the revised budget, allocations for 27 ministries increased by Tk 56,117 crore, while 35 saw reductions totaling Tk 59,348 crore, resulting in an overall decrease of Tk 2,000 crore. The Finance Division received the highest supplementary allocation of Tk 28,655 crore, followed by the Planning Division, Science and Technology Ministry, and Water Resources Ministry.
Opposition lawmakers criticized the practice of approving expenditures after spending, citing concerns over fiscal transparency, debt management, and delayed budget submission. The Speaker acknowledged that prior parliamentary approval could strengthen fiscal oversight, while the Finance Minister stated that the revised budget deficit stands at Tk 2 trillion, or 3.3% of GDP.
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