Sangsad Bhaban, June 30 -- A total of 291 Members of Parliament (MPs) participated in the general discussion on the national budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year, which continued for nearly 46 hours in a total in the House

"The general discussion on the budget was held for 45 hours and 51 minutes. A total of 291 MPs joined the discussion," said an official of Parliament Secretariat.

Some 200 lawmakers from the ruling party spoke for a combined 32 hours and three minutes, while 91 opposition MPs participated in the discussion for a total of 13 hours and 48 minutes.

Parliament on Tuesday passed a Tk 9,38,000-crore national budget after the conclusion of the discussion.

Earlier, 25 MPs-18 from the ruling party and seven from the opposition...