Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- No bank depositor would be harmed and there is no reason for them to worry, said Shafiqul Alam, press secretary to the chief adviser, on Wednesday.

"We are prioritising the interests of depositors, not banks. Had we not taken these steps to stabilise the banking sector, people would have lost all confidence in banks," he said at an event titled "DJFB Talk".

The programme was organised by the Development Journalist Forum of Bangladesh (DJFB) at the NEC auditorium in the capital.

Journalists asked Shafiqul questions about the impacts of Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur's recent remarks that the chances of keeping some ailing banks alive are slim.

The press secretary replied that central bank governors in many co...