Dhaka, June 29 -- Anisuzzaman Chowdhury, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser, has urged international financial institutions (IFIs) to critically re-evaluate their historical support for successive Bangladeshi governments, citing long-standing issues of economic mismanagement and systemic corruption.

Speaking at a seminar titled "Current Challenges in the Banking Sector: Borrowers' Perspective" hosted by the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), Chowdhury addressed representatives from institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). He criticised these lenders for continuing to disburse funds over the past 15 years without adequately addressing governance conce...