, Nov. 15 -- BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said that if the BNP returns to power, it will take steps to ensure a more business-friendly environment for entrepreneurs across the country.

He made the remarks on Saturday while speaking at the Faridpur Divisional Business Forum meeting, chaired by BNP's Faridpur Divisional Organizing Secretary Shama Obaid Islam.

The BNP leader said that Bangladesh's politics and economy have long functioned under a patronage system, where economic power became concentrated in the hands of a few people.

"If we want to come out of that system, we cannot democratize the economy by simply offering concessions while leaving the core structure untouched," he said.

He added that ...