Dhaka, April 11 -- Bangladesh's upcoming budget may be Tk 7.92 trillion in size, smaller than the current one, as the interim government walks a tightrope amid a subdued trend in revenue earnings and foreign-aid inflow in the present context.

Officials give the possible budgeting outlook, saying that this is for the first time Bangladesh is framing a smaller budget compared to the previous one, as the government also takes into consideration slower implementation of the current budget.

A technical committee meeting on budgeting at the ministry of finance made the decision Wednesday. The committee for coordination on fiscal, monetary, and currency exchange, headed by finance adviser Dr Saleh Uddin Ahmed, will take the final decision on t...