, July 24 -- Outlining the government's economic strategy, Prime Minister's Finance and Planning Adviser Dr Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir on Friday said Bangladesh needs an investment-driven development model tailored to domestic realities and changing global geoeconomic conditions.

"We need to pursue a model where investment leads to production, production creates employment, employment increases revenue without raising tax rates, and that revenue finances education, health and social security," he said.

The economist made the remarks during a session at the Bengal Delta Conference 2026 (BDC 2026) moderated by Mushtaq Khan, a Professor of Economics at SOAS University of London.

The Bengal Delta Conference 2026 (BDC 2026), themed "Banglades...