Bangladesh to unveil next budget on June 11

The government is set to announce the new fiscal year 2020-21 budget in parliament on June 11.

Earlier, the Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said, "The national budget for the next fiscal year might not be announced in June this year as the coronavirus pandemic has stalled the budget formulation process."

The Finance Division has asked organisations, professionals, researchers and economists to give their opinions on the fiscal year 2020-21 budget proposal online as there pre-budget meeting could not be organised due to the coronavirus outbreak.