“We are ahead of the countries not only in South Asia, but also those in Southeast Asia. We want to build a Singapore out of Bangladesh, but actually we are economically much stronger than Singapore. She made the remarks in her speech during a discussion on a thanksgiving motion on President Abdul Hamid’s address to parliament. “So I don’t see anything to be scared about,” she said, describing efforts to prevent a possible outbreak in Bangladesh as well, such as screening of incoming travellers. The prime minister said her government was also alert to a possible price hike during upcoming Ramadan.

Source: bd News24 February 18, 2020 20:37 UTC