Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed says that Bangladesh's finance sector was in such disarray after the fall of the Awami League government that if Sri Lanka, which has undergone its own dire financial straits, was in the same situation, the country would no longer exist.

He made the remarks after meeting the Advisory Committee on Economic Affairs and Government Procurement on Tuesday.

The advisor said that the financial situation of the country had worsened due to irregularities in the banking sector during the previous government.

He said, "If we had not taken counter measures, the situation in Bangladesh would have been unimaginable. There is no money anywhere. The money has gone from all the banks."

"Can you imagine...