Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- The Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Monday drew a strong comparison between the current economic management team assembled by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and the teams that steered Bangladesh's reforms during the administrations of President Ziaur Rahman (from 1977 onward) and Begum Khaleda Zia (1991-1996).

Speaking at a seminar marking the release of two key publications - "Bangladesh State of the Economy 2025" and "Sustainable Development Goals: Bangladesh Progress Report 2025" - at the NEC Conference Room of the Planning Commission at Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Alam said the present economic team may in fact surpass those historical benchmarks.

"I would say that the economic management team Prof...