Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- The country needs to break out of the 'low-growth equilibrium' it has settled into, said BNP Standing Committee Member Mr Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury.

"We have been maintaining the economy at a lower level of equilibrium. We want to jump from here," he said while speaking as the guest of honour at a discussion titled 'Post-Election 2026 Horizon: Economy, Politics and Capital Market', organised by BRAC EPL Stock Brokerage Ltd at a city hotel on Tuesday.

Mr Chowdhury also said if elected, the BNP-led government would opt for 'large-scale reforms and deregulation' across the economy.

"The country is now gripped with 'over regulation'. A big challenge for the next government will be to bring the economy out of this situa...