Dhaka, June 4 -- Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has expressed dismay over reports that the government is considering a provision to allow the legalisation of untaxed money in the proposed 2026-27 budget.

It called the plan unconstitutional, discriminatory, and akin to providing legal protection to corruption under state patronage.

In a statement issued on Thursday, the anti-graft watchdog reacted to media reports suggesting the government is considering an unconditional amnesty to legalise undisclosed funds in the national budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, leaving no room for any authority to raise questions.

TIB said providing such a corruption-enabling facility under the pretext of reviving the stagnant real estate s...