Dhaka, March 25 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has demanded a detailed roadmap from the newly elected BNP government, seeking clarity on how it plans to implement and sustain the financial sector reforms initiated by the previous interim government.

The call was made by Krishna Srinivasan, director of the IMF's Asia and Pacific Department, during a meeting with Bangladesh Bank Governor Mostakur Rahman at the central bank headquarters on Tuesday.

IMF's Resident Representative in Bangladesh Maxym Kryshko is scheduled to hold a follow-up meeting with central bank officials on Wednesday to discuss the specifics of the roadmap.

"They have asked for a report in the form of a roadmap, seeking a written concept of what will be done, ...