Finance minister AMA Muhith has identified three major challenges for this year — easing energy crisis, increasing public investment and ensuring good governance.

He billed the energy crisis as the biggest challenge.

"If the deficiency in power and energy sector cannot be minimised, there will be no development. This is the biggest challenge," Muhith said yesterday.

He said these while talking to journalists at the signing ceremony for handing over the undertaking of Bangladesh Shilpa Bank and Bangladesh Shilpa Rin Sangstha to newly formed Bangladesh Development Bank Ltd at finance division.