Dhaka, June 11 -- The cabinet has convened a special meeting to approve the budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year.

The meeting began at 10am on Thursday in the cabinet room of the parliament under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, said the Prime Minister's Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Ruman.

Local Government Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, Energy Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood, Land Minister Mizanur Rahman Minu, Environment and Forest Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo, Liberation War Affairs Minister Ahmed Azam Khan, Information Minister Zahir Uddin Swapan, Water Resources Minister Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee, along with state ministers...