Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said a certain group is spreading panic with “baseless” claims that Bangladesh will see a situation like crisis-hit Sri Lanka.
He, however, acknowledged the challenges that Bangladesh is facing due to global crises.
People of Bangladesh are living in heaven compared to the other countries amid the global recession" Momen said while talking to reporters in Sylhet on Friday.
He said Bangladesh has enough dollar reserves and is just maintaining a bit of austerity considering future crises.
Responding to a question, the foreign minister said Swiss banks do not want to share information on money allegedly laundered from Bangladesh.
“Whenever we seek information from a country where Bangladeshi money has been laundered to, the authorities there seem reluctant to provide it. It is their inherent issue.”
He said the Bangladesh Bank sought information from Swiss banks mentioning the names of 67 individuals.
"At that time they provided information on one individual. Information was sought several times," Momen said.
The foreign minister said Switzerland is Bangladesh’s friend and urged it not to provide misinformation.
Earlier in the day, Momen attended an emergency meeting to solve the airport land acquisition problem at MAG Osmani International Airport in Sylhet.