Sangsad Bhaban, June 23 -- Chief Whip Md Nurul Islam on Tuesday said the government has prioritised preparing a humane, welfare-oriented and cost-effective budget for FY2026-27 to address the country's fragile economic situation and ease the suffering of ordinary people.

Speaking as the chief guest at a budget discussion organised by the MBA Association of Bangladesh (MAB) at the National Press Club in the capital, he said the budget had been formulated with the needs of common people at its centre.

Referring to uncertainty in the banking sector and concerns over depositors' security, the Chief Whip criticised a law enacted during the previous government's tenure under which depositors of a failed bank would receive a maximum of Tk 100,...