While lawmakers spent Wednesday debating the proposed national budget, one MP drew attention to a matter much closer to home: curtains, microwaves and washing machines.

Taking part in the discussion on the proposed 2026-27 budget, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker Md Mizanur Rahman urged the authorities to equip MPs' residential flats with the promised household conveniences.

The MP lamented that although Parliament has already passed a hefty supplementary budget, the curtains for lawmakers' flats have yet to get a grand appearance.

“We are discussing the budget. We have also passed the supplementary budget involving large sums of money. But the curtains meant for the residential flats of MPs have still not been hung,” he said.

Addressing the Speaker, the lawmaker went on to press his case for a package of domestic upgrades.

“We heard that each flat would receive a washing machine and a microwave oven. Through you, I strongly demand that we receive the curtains, microwaves and washing machines,” he said.

The remarks briefly shifted the focus of the budget debate from fiscal policy and development spending to the more immediate challenges of parliamentary living, where apparently the absence of curtains remains a pressing concern.

No immediate response was given regarding when the long-awaited curtains, microwaves and washing machines might arrive, leaving MPs to continue their legislative duties while keeping one eye on the budget and the other on their curtain-less windows.