Dhaka, July 26 -- Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed today (Saturday) said that ensuring good governance has become difficult in the country over the years, while there is a need to establish countervailing power to ensure 'check and balance'.

"The governance has become difficult over the years. Countervailing power is needed to ensure check and balance," he said, BSS reports.

The Finance Adviser made the remarks while speaking as a guest of honour at a book launch and discussion event for Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman's latest book "Orthoniti, Shashon O Khomota: Japito Jiboner Alekkho" held at the CIRDAP auditorium in the capital.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir spoke on the occasion as another guest of honour.

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