Dhaka, June 2 -- Nearly 10 months after inheriting a faltering economy marked by institutional collapse, many near-empty banks, fastest-depleting forex reserves and inflation running high, the interim government on Monday unveiled its maiden budget prepared taking ground realities into cognizance.

The interim administration has succeeded in calming some nerves of the economy and the administration. But the core afflictions remain: unemployment lingers at worrisome levels, inflation still high, private investment remains sluggish, and the revenue authority faces unrest that poses a threat for mobilising resources.

It is against these tense, and uncertain backdrops that Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed, wearing black blazer and white s...