Dhaka, June 1 -- Bangladesh's interim government, led by Muhammad Yunus, is set to unveil its first national budget on Monday, nearly 11 months after taking charge in the wake of the July Uprising that toppled Sheikh Hasina's Awami League.

Ahead of delivering the 2025-26 fiscal year budget, Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed told bdnews24.com that the new budget will be smaller in size than the previous year's but shaped by "realism," electoral considerations, and the government's reform agenda.

However, he assured there would be no sweeping changes.

"This is a budget based on pragmatism," said the advisor. "It's business-friendly and designed to simplify the tax system."

A Dhaka University economics graduate, Salehuddin earned his PhD ...