Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed today said that the interim government has tried its best to deliver a people-oriented and business-friendly budget while the main goal is to award a practical, pragmatic and implementable budget.

The Finance Adviser flanked by other advisers and senior officials of the government was addressing a post-budget press conference at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital today.

“Despite having many adversities, we want to move ahead with cooperation from all. We want to improve the living standards of people and thus move forward the country so that Bangladesh becomes an example in the international arena,” he said.

Planning Adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud, Home and Agriculture Adviser Lt Gen. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, Power, Energy, Mineral Resources, Road Transport and Bridges and Railways Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, Commerce Adviser Sk. Bashir Uddin, Cabinet Secretary Sheikh Abdur Rashid, Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur, Finance Secretary Md Khairuzzaman Mozumder, and NBR Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan spoke, among others, at the press conference.

Yesterday, Dr Salehuddin Ahmed unveiled a Taka 7,90,000 crore national budget for the FY26 through a pre-recorded televised speech since the Jatiya Sangsad is not in place.