Parliament passes Tk 56,117cr supplementary budget

Budget

Sangsad Bhaban, June 15 - Parliament on Monday passed the supplementary budget of Tk 56,117 crore for the fiscal 2025-26 to meet the increased expenditures under different ministries and divisions.

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury placed the supplementary budget in the House on June 11 along with the national budget for the next fiscal year.

In the FY26 financial year, the total budget was Tk 7,90,000 crore in favour of 62 ministries and divisions.

In the supplementary budget, the expenditure in 27 ministries and divisions increased by Tk 56,117.59 crore while expenditures in 35 ministries and divisions were cut by Tk 59,348.67 crore.

As a result, the budget allocations for these ministries and divisions got reduced by Tk 2,000 crore and the total allocation now stands at Tk 7,78,000 crore.

On Monday, the finance minister moved the Appropriation Bill, 2026 in the House following general discussion on the supplementary budget. Later, the bill was passed by a voice vote.

Different ministries, divisions and institutions sought an increased amount under 25 demands for grant. As many as 304 cut-motions were moved by 11 members.

Discussions were held on three cut-motions – on Finance Division, Planning Division, Commerce Ministry, Science and Technology Ministry, Local Government Division, Water Resources Ministry, Food Ministry and Anti-Corruption Commission.

These motions were brought by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami MPs Shahjahan Chowdhury, Md Mujibur Rahman, GM Nazrul Islam, Md Abdul Gafur, Md Quamrul Hassan, Muhammad Nazibur Rahman, M Abdul Aleem, Al Faruq Abdul Latif, Md Ruhul Amin, Muhammad Ali Asgar, M Amir Hamza, Md Afjal Hossain, M Shafiqul Islam, Shaikh Monzurul Haque (Rahad), Md Masud Parves and Independent MPs Rumeen Farhana, and Sk Mozibur Rahman Iqbal.

However, those cut-motions were rejected by voice vote.

The Finance Division got the highest allocation of Tk 28,655 crore while the Textiles and Jute Ministry the lowest Tk 0.45 crore.

The Parliament Secretariat got Tk 16.59 crore while Cabinet Division Tk 15.67 crore, Supreme Court Tk 19.77 crore, Election Commission Tk 1,389.65 crore, Public Service Commission Tk 30.01 crore, Financial Institutions Division Tk 1690.81 crore, Planning Commission Tk 12,407.83 crore, IMED Tk 21.97 crore, Commerce Ministry 301.93 crore, Foreign Ministry Tk 59.97 crore, Law Ministry Tk 84.74 crore, Public Security Division Tk 171.68 crore, Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division Tk 0.87 crore, Science and Technology Ministry Tk 4,923.48 crore, ICT Division Tk 722.46 crore, Women and Children Affairs Ministry Tk 293.35 crore, Information and Broadcasting Ministry Tk 112.58 crore, Religious Affairs Ministry Tk 220.41 crore, Local Government Division Tk 1,809.56 crore, Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry Tk 75.61 crore, Land Ministry Tk 97.71 crore, Water Resources Ministry Tk 2,177.04 crore, Food Ministry Tk 683.91 crore, Liberation War Affairs Ministry 122.19 crore and ACC Tk 11.68 crore. - UNB