Dhaka, June 24 -- Leader of the Opposition in Parliament and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Wednesday alleged that some "wrong and shortsighted" decisions of the government have put the country's economy at risk of collapse.

Speaking at a meeting of the party's Central Working Committee, he particularly criticised the government's decision regarding the banking sector.

"Some wrong and imprudent decisions of the government have brought the economy to the verge of collapse. When Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC, which had been devastated during the fascist era, was just beginning to recover, the government made a suicidal decision to hand over the bank back to the cohorts of fascism," the Jamaat chief said.

"We believe ...