Dhaka, June 2 -- In the proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year, allocations for the education and technology sectors have decreased slightly in proportion to the GDP.

Educationists have termed the budget allocation for education as "disappointing". They believe that the "aspirations of the July Uprising" are not reflected in the education budget.

On Monday, Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed presented a budget of Tk 7.90 trillion for the fiscal year 2025-26. Of this, Tk Tk 1.11 trillion has been allocated to education and technology, which is 14 percent of the total budget and 1.77 percent of GDP.

In the outgoing 2024-25 fiscal year, the original allocation for education was also Tk 1.11 trillion, which was later revised down to Tk...