Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury is set to place the proposed national budget for fiscal year (2026-2027) at the Jatiya Sangsad tomorrow.
This will be the country’s 55th budget.
Tajuddin Ahmed presented the country’s first budget as finance minister of the post-independence government in 1972.
This budget for FY27 will be the maiden budget of incumbent Finance Minister following a landslide victory by BNP in the parliamentary election on February 12.
The chronology of the national budget is given below along with budget size with amounts in crore:
Fiscal- Who placed-Total Size-ADP
1972-73-Tajuddin Ahmed -Tk 786cr -Tk 501cr
1973-74 -Tajuddin Ahmed -Tk 995cr -Tk 525cr
1974-75 -Tajuddin Ahmed -Tk 1,084cr -Tk 525cr
1975-76 -Dr Azizur Rahman Mollik -Tk 1,549cr -Tk 950cr
1976-77 -Maj Gen Ziaur Rahman -Tk 1,989cr -Tk 1,222cr
1977-78 -Lt Gen Ziaur Rahman -Tk 2,184cr -Tk 1,278cr
1978-79 -President Ziaur Rahman -Tk 2,499cr -Tk 1,446cr
1979-80 -Dr M N Huda -Tk 3,317cr -Tk 2,123cr
1980-81 -M Saifur Rahman -Tk 4,108cr -Tk 2,700cr
1981-82 -M Saifur Rahman -Tk 4,677cr -Tk 3,015cr
1982-83 -A M A Muhith -Tk 4,738cr -Tk 2,700cr
1983-84 -A M A Muhith -Tk 5,896cr -Tk 3,483cr
1984-85 -M Sayeduzzaman -Tk 6,699cr -Tk 3,896cr
1985-86 -M Sayeduzzaman -Tk 7,138cr -Tk 3,825cr
1986-87 -M Sayeduzzaman -Tk 8,504cr -Tk 4,764cr
1987-88 -M Sayeduzzaman -Tk 8,527cr -Tk 5,046cr
1988-89 -Maj Gen Munim -Tk 10,565cr -Tk 5,315cr
1989-90 -Dr Wahidul Haq -Tk 12,703cr -Tk 5,803cr
1990-91 -Maj Gen Munim -Tk 12,960cr -Tk 5,668cr
1991-92 -M Saifur Rahman -Tk 15,584cr -Tk 7,500cr
1992-93 -M Saifur Rahman -Tk 17,607cr -Tk 9,057cr
1993-94 -M Saifur Rahman -Tk 19,050cr -Tk 9,750cr
1994-95 -M Saifur Rahman -Tk 20,948cr -Tk 11,000cr
1995-96 -M Saifur Rahman -Tk 23,170cr -Tk 12,100cr
1996-97 -SAMS Kibria -Tk 24,603cr -Tk 12,500cr
1997-98 -SAMS Kibria -Tk 27,786cr -Tk 12,800cr
1998-99 -SAMS Kibria -Tk 29,537cr -Tk 13,600cr
1999-00 -SAMS Kibria -Tk 34,252cr -Tk 12,477cr
2000-01 -SAMS Kibria -Tk 38,524cr -Tk 17,500cr
2001-02 -SAMS Kibria -Tk 42,306cr -Tk 19,000cr
2002-03 -M Saifur Rahman -Tk 44,854cr -Tk 19,200cr
2003-04 -M Saifur Rahman -Tk 51,980cr -Tk 20,300cr
2004-05 -M Saifur Rahman -Tk 57,248cr -Tk 22,000cr
2005-06 -M Saifur Rahman -Tk 61,058cr -Tk 23,626cr
2006-07 -M Saifur Rahman -Tk 69,740cr -Tk 26,000cr
2007-08 -Mirza Azizul Islam -Tk 99,962cr -Tk 25,600cr
2008-09 -Mirza Azizul Islam -Tk 99,962cr -Tk 25,400cr
2009-10 -AMA Muhith -Tk 113,815cr -Tk 28,500cr
2010-11 -AMA Muhith -Tk 132,170cr -Tk 35,130cr
2011-12 -AMA Muhith -Tk 161,214cr -Tk 41,080cr
2012-13 -AMA Muhith -Tk 191,738cr -Tk 52,366cr
2013-14 -AMA Muhith -Tk 222,491cr -Tk 60,000cr
2014-15 -AMA Muhith -Tk 250,560cr -Tk 75,000cr
2015-16 -AMA Muhith -Tk 295,100cr -Tk 93,894cr
2016-17 -AMA Muhith -Tk 340,605cr -Tk 1,10,700cr
2017-18 -AMA Muhith -Tk 4,00,266cr -Tk 1,48,381cr
2018-19 -AMA Muhith -TK 4,64,573cr -Tk 1,73,000cr
2019-20 — AHM Mustafa Kamal –Tk 5,23,190cr — Tk 2,02,721cr
2020-21 –AHM Mustafa Kamal — Tk 5,68,000cr — Tk 2,05,145cr
2021-22 – AHM Mustafa Kamal — Tk 6,03,681cr – Tk 2,25,324cr
2022-23 – AHM Mustafa Kamal — Tk 6,78,064cr – Tk 2,46,066cr
2023-24 – AHM Mustafa Kamal — Tk 7,61,785cr – Tk 2,63,000cr
2024-25 – AH Mahmood Ali — Tk 7,97,000cr – Tk 2,65,000cr
2025-26- Dr Salehuddin Ahmed-Tk 7,90,000cr -Tk 2,30,000 crore
AMA Muhith and Saifur Rahman presented the highest 12 budgets each at different terms of their respective governments.
