Dhaka, Nov. 11 -- Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Wednesday expressed optimism that the government would be able to achieve its revenue collection target, saying the country's economic situation was expected to improve gradually in the coming quarters.

"We expect the situation to improve in the coming days. I hope we will be able to achieve the target. Everything will gra

Khosru banks on 'economic turnaround' to achieve revenue target dually move upward, although it will take some time for the impact to become visible," he said.

The minister made the remarks while speaking to reporters after a meeting with senior National Board of Revenue (NBR) officials at the NBR headquarters in Agargaon, Dhaka.

He said the first qu...