Dhaka, June 2 -- Former commerce minister and BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury says he does not see any "qualitative change" in the budget proposed for fiscal year 2025-26.

On Monday afternoon, he said: "We haven't shifted from the previous budgets to any significant extent... There are minor differences in the numbers... but in terms of the essence of the budget, we remain in the same place as before.

"It will not be an easy task for a future government."

Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed presented a Tk 7.9 trillion for the 2025-26 fiscal year in a speech on the state-run BTV.

Asked whether the proposed budget was feasible, Amir Khosru said: "Now our foreign debt is about $3.5 billion, so you have to keep tha...