Dhaka, June 2 -- The Advisory Council of Bangladesh's interim government has approved the draft of a budget of nearly Tk 7.9 trillion for the 2025-26 fiscal year.

It also cleared the revised national budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year and the Finance Bill 2025-26 at a special meeting of the Advisory Council at the Chief Advisor's Office in Dhaka's Tejgaon on Monday.

The meeting began at 9:30am and ended around 12:30pm.

Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus chaired the meeting with Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed and other advisors in attendance.

In a transformed political reality following the July Uprising, this year's national budget will be delivered beyond the halls of parliament and through an unprecedented format

At 3pm on Monday, Fina...