Dhaka, June 11 -- The Cabinet on Thursday approved the proposed national budget for the fiscal year 2026-27 at a special meeting held at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.

The meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the Cabinet Room of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, said Prime Minister's Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Rumon.

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury and other ministers and state ministers attended the meeting that began at about 10:00am and ended around 1:00pm.

The finance minister is scheduled to place the proposed budget in Parliament at 3:00pm after it receives presidential authentication.

The proposed budget, the first under the current government, has an outlay of Tk 9.38 lakh crore.

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