B Mirror Report: The interim government is leaving behind six months’ worth of food reserves and $29 billion in foreign exchange reserves, said Shafiqul Alam, Press Secretary to the Chief Adviser.

He made the remarks at a press conference on Sunday (February 15) following a meeting of the Advisory Council at the Foreign Service Academy on Bailey Road in the capital.

Shafiqul Alam said that after August 5, 2024, when Professor Muhammad Yunus assumed office, the foreign exchange reserves stood at $15 billion, and banks were bankrupt. The banking sector had been left dysfunctional. At present, the reserves have risen to $29 billion. “With the reserves we are leaving behind, the country will have enough to cover six months of food imports,” he said, adding that the interim government is leaving the economy in a stable condition.

The Press Secretary also said that no incidents of enforced disappearance have occurred in the past 18 months. The government had to confront fascist activities during this period and has established several reforms and legal frameworks in response.