Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed will unveil the national budget for the fiscal year 2025-2026 on Monday.
This will be the country’s 54th budget and the first under the Dr Muhammad Yunus-led interim government.
Tajuddin Ahmed presented the country’s first budget as the finance minister of the post-independence government in 1972.
The FY26 budget will be the maiden budget of the finance adviser, who is also serving as the adviser for the Ministry of Science and Technology.
The chronology of the national budget is given below, along with the budget size with amounts in crores:
Fiscal year - Who placed it - Total size - ADP |
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1972-73 - Tajuddin Ahmed - Tk786 crore - Tk501 crore |
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1973-74 - Tajuddin Ahmed - Tk995 crore - Tk525 crore |
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1974-75 - Tajuddin Ahmed - Tk1,084 crore - Tk525 crore |
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1975-76 - Dr Azizur Rahman Mollik - Tk1,549 crore -Tk950 crore |
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1976-77 - Maj Gen Ziaur Rahman - Tk1,989 crore -Tk1,222 crore |
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1977-78 - Lt Gen Ziaur Rahman -Tk2,184 crore -Tk1,278 crore |
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1978-79 - President Ziaur Rahman - Tk2,499 crore -Tk1,446 crore |
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1979-80 - Dr MN Huda - Tk3,317crore - Tk2,123 crore |
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1980-81 - M Saifur Rahman - Tk4,108 crore -Tk2,700 crore |
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1981-82 - M Saifur Rahman - Tk4,677 crore -Tk3,015 crore |
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1982-83 -AMA Muhith - Tk4,738 crore - Tk2,700 crore |
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1983-84 - AMA Muhith -Tk5,896 crore-Tk3,483 crore |
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1984-85 - M Sayeduzzaman -Tk6,699 crore - Tk3,896 crore |
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1985-86 - M Sayeduzzaman -Tk7,138 crore - Tk3,825 crore |
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1986-87 - M Sayeduzzaman - Tk8,504 crore - Tk4,764 crore |
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1987-88 - M Sayeduzzaman - Tk8,527 crore - Tk5,046 crore |
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1988-89 - Maj Gen Munim - Tk10,565 crore - Tk5,315 crore |
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1989-90 - Dr Wahidul Haq - Tk12,703 crore - Tk5,803 crore |
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1990-91 -Maj Gen Munim - Tk12,960 crore - Tk5,668 crore |
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1991-92 - M Saifur Rahman - Tk15,584 crore - Tk7,500 crore |
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1992-93 - M Saifur Rahman - Tk17,607 crore - Tk9,057 crore |
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1993-94 - M Saifur Rahman - Tk19,050 crore - Tk9,750 crore |
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1994-95 -M Saifur Rahman - Tk20,948 crore - Tk11,000 crore |
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1995-96 - M Saifur Rahman - Tk23,170 crore - Tk12,100 crore |
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1996-97 - SAMS Kibria - Tk24,603crore - Tk12,500 crore |
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1997-98 - SAMS Kibria - Tk27,786 crore - Tk12,800 crore |
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1998-99 - SAMS Kibria - Tk29,537 crore - Tk13,600 crore |
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1999-00 - SAMS Kibria - Tk34,252 crore - Tk12,477 crore |
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2000-01 - SAMS Kibria -Tk38,524 crore - Tk17,500 crore |
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2001-02 - SAMS Kibria - Tk42,306 crore - Tk19,000 crore |
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2002-03 - M Saifur Rahman - Tk44,854 crore - Tk19,200 crore |
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2003-04 - M Saifur Rahman - Tk51,980crore - Tk20,300 crore |
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2004-05 - M Saifur Rahman - Tk57,248crore - Tk22,000 crore |
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2005-06 - M Saifur Rahman - Tk61,058 crore - Tk23,626 crore |
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2006-07 - M Saifur Rahman - Tk69,740 crore - Tk26,000 crore |
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2007-08 - Mirza Azizul Islam - Tk99,962 crore - Tk25,600 crore |
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2008-09 - Mirza Azizul Islam - Tk99,962 crore - Tk25,400 crore |
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2009-10 - AMA Muhith - Tk1,13,815 crore - Tk28,500 crore |
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2010-11 - AMA Muhith - Tk1,32,170 crore - Tk35,130 crore |
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2011-12 - AMA Muhith - Tk1,61,214 crore - Tk41,080 crore |
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2012-13 - AMA Muhith - Tk1,91,738 crore - Tk52,366 crore |
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2013-14 - AMA Muhith - Tk2,22,491 crore - Tk60,000 crore |
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2014-15 - AMA Muhith - Tk2,50,560 crore - Tk75,000 crore |
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2015-16 - AMA Muhith - Tk2,95,100 crore - Tk93,894 crore |
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2016-17 - AMA Muhith - Tk3,40,605crore -Tk1,10,700 crore |
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2017-18 - AMA Muhith - Tk4,00,266 crore - Tk1,48,381 crore |
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2018-19 - AMA Muhith - Tk4,64,573 crore - Tk1,73,000 crore |
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2019-20 - AHM Mustafa Kamal - Tk5,23,190 crore - Tk2,02,721 crore |
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2020-21 - AHM Mustafa Kamal - Tk5,68,000 crore -- Tk2,05,145 crore |
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2021-22 - AHM Mustafa Kamal - Tk6,03,681 crore - Tk2,25,324 crore |
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2022-23 - AHM Mustafa Kamal - Tk6,78,064 crore - Tk2,46,066 crore |
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2023-24 - AHM Mustafa Kamal - Tk7,61,785 crore - Tk2,63,000 crore |
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2024-25 - AH Mahmood Ali - Tk7,97,000 crore - Tk2,65,000 crore |
AMA Muhith and Saifur Rahman presented the highest 12 budgets each during different terms in their respective governments.
