, May 31 -- The interim government is set to unveil a Tk 790,000 crore national budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year on June 2, a defining moment for Bangladesh as it navigates mounting economic pressures and charts a course for stability and growth.

This will be the first budget to be presented by the newly installed appointed administration, which faces the daunting task of curbing persistent inflation, reinvigorating private investment and strengthening social safety nets amid global and domestic uncertainties.

Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed will deliver the budget speech in a pre-recorded broadcast scheduled for 4 pm on Bangladesh Television (BTV) and Bangladesh Betar.

Private television channels and radio stations have been req...