BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said the fascist Awami League (AL) government had destroyed the country's economy after 2009 and transformed it into the "mafia economy." The economy of the country was turned into a mafia economy." Fakhrul made the remarks as the chief guest in a discussion titled "Policy Dissemination on Priority Social Policies." The BNP Secretary General further said that inside the country, there was no significant employment and meaningful investment. A new era would begin where a larger section of the population would participate in the economic development process under the concept of economic democratization."

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 20, 2026 14:12 UTC