, June 13 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday alleged that the Opposition is opposing the proposed national budget for FY2026-27 not to protect public interests but to create instability in the country and mislead people.

"I saw in the newspapers, Alhamdulillah that so far no commodity prices have increased following the budget unlike in the past," he said while addressing a brief gathering after inaugurating the re-excavation work of the historic Patali Canal in Pmkhali Union under Cox's Bazar Sadar Upazila.

Tarique said taxes on around 60 essential products including rice, lentils, edible oil and salt have been withdrawn in the budget announced two days ago so that prices of daily necessities do not rise.

"The objective is s...