File photo of Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal Mahmood Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune'Bangladesh is now a country of immense potential…our capacity has increased a lot and that’s why all the lenders, including the World Bank, want to extend credit to Bangladesh'World Bank will increase its assistance in terms of loans and funds to Bangladesh in future, said Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal. Acting Country Director of World Bank Robert Saum was also present at the time. The WB team, which is working in Dhaka, understands the demands of the country well,” AHM Mustafa Kamal said. “Bangladesh is now a country of immense potential…our capacity has increased a lot and that’s why all the lenders, including the World Bank, want to extend credit to Bangladesh,” Kamal added. Robert Saum highly praised the economic progress of Bangladesh, women’s employment and empowerment, hoping that the existing ties between the World Bank and Bangladesh would be strengthened further in the future.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 31, 2019 18:00 UTC