Dhaka, June 2 -- Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has poured scorn on the interim government's decision to leave scope for the legalisation of black money in the proposed national budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year.

The anti-graft watchdog says the move contradicts the core purpose of state reforms, particularly the reform of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), labelling the initiative as unethical, discriminatory, and unconstitutional.

On Monday, Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed presented a Tk 7.89 trillion budget proposal for FY26.

The budget speech included a provision allowing investment of black or undisclosed money in the housing sector to legalise it, albeit with significantly higher tax penalties than in previous y...