<div><br></div><div>Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on Monday said that inflation cannot be the main concern of the people of the country.</div><div><br></div><div>He said this in response to reporters' questions after participating in the Deputy Commissioners conference.</div><div><br></div><div>Replying to a question on what was discussed at the Deputy Commissioners conference to control inflation, the finance minister downplayed the concern over inflation.</div><div><br></div><div>When reporters insisted it was the main concern, not the only one, the finance minister again said that the main concern is how one crore people have been given essential items through family cards. "They are getting various products at lower cost," he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Finance Minister Mahmood Ali also said, “After independence, we are now at the highest level. Economic indicators are improving, there is nothing to be disappointed regarding the economy.”</div><div><br></div><div>He urged reporters to express the real and actual scenery of the financial sector through their reporting.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh is moving forward as per the Delta Plan-2100, and development in different sectors is visible like metro rail and Padma Bridge, he pointed out.</div><div><br></div><div>State Minister for Finance Waseqa Ayesha Khan was also joined in the deputy commissioners’ conference. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>