Dhaka, Jan. 5 -- Finance Adviser on Sunday issued a series of directives aimed at accelerating institutional reforms and strengthening financial discipline in Bangladesh, underscoring the Financial Reporting Council's (FRC) growing role in economic governance.

The directives came at a seminar titled 'FRC and Economic Governance in Bangladesh', held at the Finance Division of the Ministry of Finance.C

Chaired by the Finance Adviser, the meeting was attended by the Finance Secretary, senior officials of the Finance Division and the FRC.

Presenting the keynote paper, FRC Chairman Dr Md Sazzad Hossain Bhuiyan highlighted the council's mandate and its contribution to improving transparency, accountability and credibility in financial report...