World Bank directors Zoubida Allaoua and Simeon Djankov, and Qimiao Fan, country director for Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal, were also present. The Bangladesh delegation included Mohammad Shafiul Alam, alternate executive director for Bangladesh in World Bank, and Md Sirazul Islam, executive chairman of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority or BIDA. They discussed Bangladesh’s economic progress and possible support from the World Bank Group, Salman’s office said in a statement on Saturday. The Bangladesh delegation and the World Bank officials agreed to extend collaboration in a number of important areas, including reforms related to “doing business” and development of investment policies. Besides the meeting, the Bangladesh delegation also attended some programmes at the World Bank headquarters between Nov 12 and Nov 16.

Source: bd News24 November 16, 2019 21:11 UTC