Dhaka, March 30 -- Prime Minister's Adviser on Finance and Planning Prof Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir on Monday said the government aims to ensure that investment translates into production, production into employment, and employment into a stronger tax base capable of financing public goods.

"We would like to see improvement in terms of Japanese average investment per country. If you really look at, there is a scope for improvement in case of Bangladesh," he said, noting that official development assistance (ODA) has increasingly become intertwined with geopolitics.

The economist said they have seen evolving strategy around ODA. "Our government wants to see a change in the model. That's where Japan can play an active role," he said, adding...