Dhaka, Aug. 13 -- A 'moderate economic stability' has been achieved by the interim government after inheriting a fragile state left last August by the ousted government and reforms are expected to pay off by February, before the polls.

Government high-ups Tuesday made these observations at a press briefing, where Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed narrated metaphorically how the economy is passing through healing process from intensive care unit.

The economy has started shifting from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) to the High Dependency Unit (HDU) and soon would be in ward, he said, adding that it would return home once the ongoing overhauling is well over.

Though the growth rate for economy was 3.97 per cent, as per provisional estima...