Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith will place the national budget for 2018-19 financial year (FY19) at the House on Jun 7 (Thursday).
This will be the country’s 47th budget and the 12th for Muhith. He will be placing the national budget for the tenth time in a row since 2009 – another record too.
Earlier, Muhith presented two budgets during HM Ershad’s regime in 1982-84 FY.
Former finance minister M Saifur Rahman presented the budgets for 12 times with maximum five times in a row.
Sources at Finance Ministry said 11 people including president, prime minister, chief marshal administrator, advisor and minister placed the budget since 1972.
Of them, Tajuddin Ahmed placed the budget in 1972-73 FY, 1973-74 and 1974-75, Azizur Rahman in 1975-76, late president Ziaur Rahman in 1976-1977, 1977-78 and 1978-79, Dr MN Huda in 1979-80, Saifur Rahman in 1980-81, 1981-82 and in 1991-95 FY, and in 2002-07.
Besides, M Sayeduzzaman placed the budget before the House in 1984-88, Major General MA Munim in 1988-91, Dr Wahidul Haque in 1989-90 FY, Shah AMS Kibria in 1996-01 fiscal year.
Expressing reaction to placing record time budget, Muhit said, “It feels good as it’s a record as well as a matter of luck too.”