Dhaka, June 2 -- Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed has begun presenting the Tk 7.9 trillion national budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year.

The advisor began delivering his speech at 3pm on Monday.

As no parliament is in session, the interim finance minister's speech is being broadcast on the state-run BTV, Bangladesh Betar, and other private channels.

According to the finance advisor, the budget is somewhat reform-oriented. The proposed budget attempts to put in place a sustainable system that extends the benefits of development to everyone instead of limiting them to a select few.

The last budget presented outside parliament was in 2008 under the military-backed caretaker government.

On Jun 9 that year -- also a Monday -- the then econ...