AL govt printed additional Tk 60,000 crore

Salehuddin Ahmed, finance and commerce adviser of the interim government, said the inflation was caused by the printing of an additional Tk 60,000 crore during the previous Awami League government. He said this while talking to reporters after a meeting with a delegation of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) at the Secretariat on Monday.

The finance adviser said, why inflation? They printed money and gave away Tk 60,000 crore. It will take some time for us to bring the impact of these to the reverse chariot.

The country’s inflation rate eased slightly in August, but its impact is not visible in the market; In this regard, he said that it will take some time to have an impact on the market due to the decrease in inflation. We are taking more steps to keep the supply running. There will be no shortage of supplies. Our consumer rights will work on marketing.