Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury presents the proposed budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year in parliament on Thursday, Jun 11, 2026. Photo: PMO
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury arrive at parliament on Thursday, Jun 11, 2026, ahead of the announcement of the 2026-27 national budget. Photo: PMO
Akima Begum, who had been admitted to Ad-Din Hospital in Moghbazar to give birth to her child, is taken to another hospital by her family on Thursday, Jun 11, 2026, after the facility did not carry out her scheduled Caesarean section following the cancellation of its licence. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
The government has cancelled the licence of Ad-Din Hospital in Moghbazar following the deaths of six newborns. Police were stationed outside the hospital on Thursday, Jun 11, 2026. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
Jatiotabadi Chhatra Dal activists bring out a procession outside the BNP headquarters in Naya Paltan, welcoming the proposed budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
Journalists leave parliament carrying copies of the budget documents after the presentation of the proposed budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year on Thursday, Jun 11, 2026. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
Journalists leave parliament carrying copies of the budget documents after the presentation of the proposed budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year on Thursday, Jun 11, 2026. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
The proposed budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year recommends imposing a 20 percent VAT and additional supplementary duties at the import stage on high-value and luxury foreign food products, which could increase their market prices. Photo taken at Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar on Thursday, June 11, 2026. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
The proposed budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year recommends imposing a 20 percent VAT and additional supplementary duties at the import stage on high-value and luxury foreign food products, which could increase their market prices. Photo taken at Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar on Thursday, June 11, 2026. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
Cigarette prices could rise after the proposed budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year recommended increasing duties on tobacco products. Photo taken at Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar on Thursday, June 11, 2026. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
The proposed budget for fiscal year 2026-27 includes higher supplementary duties and value-added tax (VAT) on imported chocolates, wafers, and processed food products. Photo taken at Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar on Thursday, June 11, 2026. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
People gather around a television to watch the presentation of the proposed budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year. Photo taken from a shop beneath the National Stadium in Gulistan on Thursday, Jun 11, 2026. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
Battery-powered rickshaws are being charged at a garage on the footpath in Dhaka’s Tejgaon Industrial Area. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
Battery-powered rickshaws and vans are being charged at a garage occupying the footpaths in Dhaka's Tejgaon Industrial Area. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
A rickshaw garage encroaching on the footpaths in Dhaka's Tejgaon Industrial Area illegally taps electricity from utility poles to charge batteries. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
Rain falls across parts of the country under the influence of monsoon winds in the last week of summer. Photo taken in Dhaka University on Wednesday, Jun 10, 2026. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
Three students walk in the rain, one holding a large leaf above their head for shelter. Photo taken in Dhaka University on Wednesday, Jun 10, 2026. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
