Dhaka, June 24 -- The government has incorporated a series of special measures in the national budget to address potential external pressures arising from global economic uncertainty, the conflict in the Middle East and other external risks, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury told Parliament on Wednesday.

Responding to a tabled question from ruling party lawmaker Md Jalal Uddin elected from Chandpur-2, the minister said the government has adopted a comprehensive strategy to safeguard macroeconomic stability and strengthen the country's resilience against external shocks.

He said the first priority is maintaining stability in the external sector through export diversification and export growth, expansion of remittance inflows ...