, June 29 -- Opposition Leader Shafiqur Rahman on Monday urged the government to take visible and effective steps to bring back public assets laundered abroad and the culprits saying that even one-ninth of the siphoned-off money would be enough to eliminate the budget deficit in the upcoming fiscal year.

"Tk 28 lakh crore was laundered abroad over the 15 and a half years. But this budget contains neither any guideline nor any proposal on how that money will be brought back. If we can recover just one-ninth of the laundered money in the 2026-27 fiscal year through proper initiatives, there will be no budget deficit," he said.

The opposition leader said this while taking part in the general discussion on the proposed national budget for t...