SANGSAD BHABAN, June 11, 2026 (BSS) - Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury today proposed an allocation of Taka 2,240 crore in proposed 2026-27 budget for the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

He proposed the budgetary allocation while delivering his budget speech in parliament here.

 In his speech, the finance minister said one of the key objectives of the Government is to address the challenges of climate change and to build a green and sustainable Bangladesh for future generations. 

Special emphasis has been placed in the budget for FY 2026-27 on maintaining ecological balance through environmental conservation and afforestation, he said. 

Amir Khosru said the Government will implement a nationwide programme to plant 25 crore trees over the next five years.

Afforestation activities will be strengthened across marginal lands, including roads, highways, embankments, riverbanks and canal banks, he said.

He said government forest areas will be restored and mangrove afforestation will be undertaken in coastal char areas. 

In addition, the finance minister said, afforestation in institutions and homesteads, agroforestry and urban forestry programmes will be further intensified. 

Degraded sal forests in the hilly regions (Chattogram, the Chittagong Hill Tracts and Sylhet) as well as in the central region will be restored, he said. 

To encourage public participation, Khasru said, tree fairs will continue to be organised at national, divisional, district and upazila levels, alongside the continuation of National Tree Plantation Awards. 

He said dividends will also be distributed among the best beneficiaries of social forestry programmes. 

Through these initiatives, approximately 3,50,000 green jobs will be created, both directly and indirectly, he said. 

Under the 'One Child, One Tree Programme', the Government has finalized an action plan to facilitate the planting of one crore trees at the homes and homesteads of students enrolled in government primary schools, he added.