The Chief Adviser to the interim government, Dr. Muhammad Yunus, has said that the economy of Bangladesh has become strong within 100 days of taking charge.
He said this in his address to the nation on the occasion of the 100-day completion of the interim government on Sunday (November 17).
At the same time, he said, "We started our journey from the state of financial ruin 100 days ago. The economy has come to a strong position in these 100 days. This situation has been achieved through our own policies," he said.
The Chief Adviser said, "When we took charge, the foreign exchange reserves were at the bottom. This reserve situation is now on the way to improvement. In the last three months, we have been able to repay almost 2 billion dollars in foreign debt without touching the reserves. We have been able to reduce the accumulated arrears in fuel oil imports from 478 million dollars to 160 million dollars."
Regarding the aid received from various organizations and countries, he said, "The aid that has been arranged from our friends has not started coming yet. However, they have promised me that it will start coming as soon as possible."
If all this aid starts coming, our economy will become a very strong and attractive economy, said Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus.
In addition, he highlighted the work done in the last 100 days, including the rehabilitation of the injured in the movement, the rehabilitation of the flood victims, and the improvement of the law and order system in the country.