Bangladesh, Aug. 3 -- Bangladesh should chart its economic future by designing policies that reflect its own development priorities rather than relying on externally prescribed reform agenda, economists and business leaders said at a policy dialogue in Dhaka on Sunday.

Advertisement They argued that while international finance and technical expertise remain important, the country's long-term structural transformation will depend on preserving policy autonomy, strengthening domestic institutions and adapting global best practices to local realities.

The remarks came during a fireside conversation hosted by the Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh (PRI) on Sunday under the theme Development Strategy and Policy Independence: Navigating...