Dhaka, June 3 -- National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Abdur Rahman Khan has said the proposed budget for the financial year 2025-26 leaves the opportunity to whiten black money on a limited scale to provide an "exit route" for those interested in legalising money undisclosed for different reasons.

Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed's Tk 7.9 trillion budget proposal offers the option legalising black money, or undisclosed income, through investing in the real estate sector, though the tax penalty for doing so has been increased severalfold.

Speaking at a post-budget press briefing at Dhaka's Osmani Memorial Auditorium on Tuesday, Rahman said the window to legalise untaxed money in the budget during the interim government's tenure was "...