Budget is built around ten strategic priorities

Finance Minister Amir Khashru Mahmud Chowdhury speaking in Parliament.

GreenWatch Desk 

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury said in his budget speech that the budget for 2026-27 is based on 10 strategic priorities. These are:

1) Inclusive Development: Our development agenda will ensure 

meaningful equitable participation of all citizens, classes, sectors, 

and regions so that the benefits of growth are shared equitably.

2) Quality Education and Healthcare for All: Transforming the 

education system into a skills-based, value-oriented framework 

while ensuring universal access to quality healthcare as a 

fundamental right.

3) Universal Social Protection: Establishing a universal, life-cyclebased social protection system to ensure social security coverage for citizens at all stages of life, thereby reinforcing the foundation of a welfare state.

4) An Economy driven by Investment, Employment, and 

Production: Agriculture will be given a strategic priority, 

supporting production, livelihoods, and food security. Alongside 

this, we will promote entrepreneurship, accelerate industrialisation, 

diversify exports, and leverage technology to create sustainable jobs and income opportunities, particularly for young people.

5) Deregulation and a Cost-effective, Simplified Business 

Environment: Fostering a transparent, streamlined, and costefficient business environment by deregulating government 

procedures and eliminating delays and unnecessary administrative 

steps.

6) Financial Sector Stability: Restoring discipline, transparency, and 

accountability across the banking and financial sectors to safeguard depositors’ interests, rebuild public confidence, and reinforce 

institutional responsibility, while promoting investment through 

reforms aimed at developing a vibrant and efficient capital market.

7) Energy Security: Ensure a reliable supply of power and energy to 

support economic activity while pursuing a self-reliant energy 

strategy that delivers affordable, dependable, and environmentally 

sustainable energy solutions.

8) Digital Transformation and ICT Development: Transforming 

Bangladesh into one of the world's leading exporters of ICT products and services by building a technologically advanced, innovative, and inclusive digital economy.

9) Management of Life, Nature, Environment, and Water 

Resources: Protecting the nation from the impacts of climate 

change and preserving biodiversity by transforming community-led 

afforestation into a green revolution; mainstreaming environmental considerations in development planning; restoring the navigability 

of rivers; and relaunching canal restoration and excavation 

programmes to build a sustainable, green, climate-resilient, and 

livable future for generations to come.

10) Transparent, Efficient, and Accountable Institutions and 

Administrative Systems: Building transparent, efficient, and 

accountable institutions and administrative systems, while fostering merit-based governance and enhancing the efficiency and 

effectiveness of public investment implementation, the Finance Minister sai.