Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- The Citizen's Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh has advised the government not to even consider printing money to finance public expenditure if it aims to control inflation, while also recommending that the distribution of five million family cards for beneficiary selection be deferred to the next fiscal year rather than the current one.

The call came from a media briefing titled "Point of Departure of the New Government: Economic Review," arranged by the platform on Thursday in the capital.

Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, distinguished fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) and convener of the platform presided over the event.

Professor Mustafizur Rahman, another CPD distinguished fellow and core group member of the p...