The government will conduct regular impact assessments to evaluate how Family Card beneficiaries are using their allowances and whether the programme is improving their living standards, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury said yesterday.

The government is committed to shifting Bangladesh from a debt-driven to an investment-led economy, as attracting private investment is essential for sustainable growth, said Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury.

The finance minister said economic management and related institutions in Bangladesh have grown increasingly ineffective

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Finance minister makes the plea at ADB annual meeting

The list includes managing high inflation, weak tax collection, rising debt

He also said priority would be given to developing institutions, which, he said, are in a "very bad shape."

Vows to end ‘oligarchic economy’, boost investment, create jobs

He stressed reducing physical interactions between citizens and government officials to fight corruption

The motorcade of Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir came under attack, allegedly by Awami League men, yesterday when the BNP leader was going to visit the landslide victims in Rangamati.