Dhaka, June 2 -- Bangladesh has proposed to lift all import duties on a wide range of military-grade weapons, including guns, howitzers, mortars, torpedoes, rocket launchers, grenade launchers, flame throwers and other artillery systems, as part of its fiscal strategy for 2025-26.

Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed presented the budget proposal on Monday through a televised address on state broadcaster BTV.

All categories of artillery weapons have been included among the 110 products proposed for full customs duty withdrawal.

The existing 5 percent duty on these weapons is to be cut to zero under the proposed measures.

The list includes multiple categories of arms -- such as assault rifles, howitzers (a type of field cannon), mortars, r...