, May 9 -- Prime Minister's Energy Advisor Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury has said all the economic challenges that the country has been facing came from other countries.

"The foreign countries are responsible for every problem and we're the victims. All the problems including the dollar crisis and inflation are created by them. The media should focus on it," he said while addressing a seminar titled: "Geology for Sustainable Development of Bangladesh".

Geological Survey of Bangladesh (GSB) organised the seminar at Petrobangla auditorium in the city on Thursday.

Dr Tawfiq Elahi said that the Western nations have started war and are now giving advice on how to run the economy. "Coming from Washington they give us advice and sometimes we ha...