No hesitation in allocation for parliamentary election: Finance Adviser

Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed has said that the interim government will not hesitate to allocate adequate necessary funds for holding the upcoming national election.

The adviser said this while talking to reporters after a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase was held at the Bangladesh Secretariat on Tuesday.

The national budget for the 2025–26 fiscal year allocated Tk 2,956 crore for the Election Commission (EC) Secretariat- more than double the Tk 1,230 crore earmarked in the last fiscal year.

The sharp rise is widely believed to be aimed at covering the costs associated with the upcoming national election.