We inherited a completely destroyed economy: Khosru

Democratising the economy by ensuring people from all sections of society can participate in and benefit from economic activities is a core priority of the government, said Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury today.“Political democracy alone is not enough. If I cannot democratise the economy, political democracy cannot be successful,” he said at a programme at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet), marking the July uprising of 2024.Khosru said the previous Awami League regime had occupied the economy through patronage while keeping people out. “In our budget, we brought the people inside who were previously barred from participating in the economy,” he said.He said people across the country had made sacrifices for change. “From women to children to labourers,