Dhaka, June 25 -- Bangladesh's national budget for FY2026-27 lacks a coherent tax justice framework and falls short on progressive taxation, revenue leakage control, and accountable governance, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) said Thursday.

Tamim Ahmed, Senior Research Associate at CPD, presented these findings at a programme titled "Tax Justice in the National Budget: Observations on Fiscal Proposals for FY2026-27" held at the BRAC Centre in the capital.

CPD Research Director Khondaker Golam Moazzem moderated the event organised in partnership with Christian Aid.

The study evaluated the adopted budget against four pillars of tax justice, equitable financing of development, reduced regressivity, elimination of revenue leakage, and...