Dhaka, June 1 -- The finance ministry has revised the schedule for the announcement of the national budget for the fiscal year 2025-26, moving the presentation up to 3pm on Monday instead of the previously announced 4pm.

In a significant departure from tradition, the budget will not be presented in parliament but will instead be televised live on Bangladesh Television and other networks.

This marks the first time since 2008 during the tenure of the military-backed caretaker government that the budget will be unveiled outside of a parliamentary session.

On Jun 9, 2008, then the finance advisor AB Mirza Azizul Islam presented a Tk 999.62 billion budget for FY2008-09 at 3pm, with the speech broadcast on BTV and Bangladesh Betar.

The upco...