, June 28 -- Finance Adviser Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed urged all concerned to refrain from approving unnecessary and large-scale development projects that could jeopardise the country's debt sustainability.

"Before approving any big project, we must assess whether the demand is justified, whether the project is feasible, and whether it promises long-term benefits," he said while speaking as the chief guest at a workshop titled "Navigating Public Debt in Bangladesh"at a local hotel in Gazipur on Friday.

"We must now translate our strategies into concrete actions. Debt management is not the government's responsibility alone - it's a shared obligation involving the corporate sector, Bangladesh Bank, the bond market, and private actors," he said...