Dhaka, June 11 -- The proposed budget for FY2026-27 has nearly doubled the allocation for the Health Services Division and the Medical Education and Family Welfare Division.

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury proposed a Tk 694.09 billion outlay for the sector, equivalent to 1.02 percent of gross domestic product (GDP).

Presenting the budget in parliament on Thursday, the minister said the government plans to gradually raise public investment in healthcare to 5 percent of GDP.

He also outlined plans to establish at least one modern primary healthcare unit in every union and one or more units in every urban ward.

The health sector received Tk 354.77 billion in FY26, accounting for 0.58 percent of GDP.

Khosru said years of un...