<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said a certain group is spreading panic with 'baseless' claim that Bangladesh will see a situation like crisis-hit Sri Lanka.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>He, however, acknowledged the challenges that Bangladesh is facing due to global crises.</div><div><br></div><div>"People of Bangladesh are leading happier lives compared to other countries," Momen said while talking to reporters in Sylhet on Friday.</div><div><br></div><div>He said Bangladesh has enough dollar reserves and is just maintaining a bit of austerity considering the future crises.</div><div><br></div><div>Responding to a question, the foreign minister said the Swiss banks do not want to share the information on alleged laundered money from Bangladesh.</div><div><br></div><div>He said, “Whenever we seek information from a country where Bangladeshi money has been laundered the authorities there seem reluctant to provide it. It’s their inherent issue.”</div><div><br></div><div>He said the Finance Ministry sought information from the Swiss banks mentioning names of 67 individuals.</div><div><br></div><div>"At that time, they provided information on one individual. Information was sought several times," Momen said.</div><div><br></div><div>The foreign minister said Switzerland is Bangladesh’s friend and urged them not to provide misinformation, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>On the other hand, earlier in the morning, Momen attended an emergency meeting to solve the airport land acquisition problem at MAG Osmani International Airport in Sylhet.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>