Finance Adviser Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed said that despite the International Monetary Fund (IMF) making various alarming statements, the country’s economic situation is not that bad, but there are challenges.
He said this while talking to reporters at the Secretariat on Thursday (December 19).
The adviser told reporters that despite your IMF delegation making various alarming statements, the country’s economic situation is not that bad, but there are challenges.
Earlier, at a press conference, IMF delegation chief Chris Papageorgiou, who is visiting Bangladesh, said that the economic picture of Bangladesh is not very promising. Inflation has not been under control for a long time, which is much higher than the IMF’s assumption.
He expressed concern over the continuous increase in food prices in the Bangladesh market. For this, the organization has advised the interim government to take effective initiatives to reduce commodity prices.
At the same time, Economic Adviser Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed said that no money will be allocated to pay wages to Beximco Group workers.
He said, it has already been decided that no money will be given to pay the wages of the group's workers. He further said, earlier, money was given to the wages of the Beximco Group workers. That money has also been transferred to the workers' bank accounts. If it was not given, they would have blocked the roads.
Earlier, the companies in the Beximco Industrial Park were laid off due to lack of orders and sufficient loan defaults in the name of the company in the bank.
Meanwhile, Energy and Power Adviser Fawzul Kabir Khan said that the government will approve new gas connections for industrial plants if they agree to pay a bill equal to the cost of LNG import.