A delegation of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)
comprising its Senior Adviser Edimon Ginting and newly appointed country
director Hoe Yun Jeong met Adviser to the interim government on the Ministry
of Planning Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud at his office in the capital today.
During the meeting, the ADB delegation apprised the Planning Adviser about
their ongoing funded projects and the pipelined projects while both the
Adviser and the delegation agreed to minimize rational project cost and
timeframe.
The Planning Adviser informed the ADB delegation that the government has
already formed a task force to re-devise the economic strategies and
realizing necessary resources for attaining development goals, said a
Planning Ministry press release.
In this regard, the ADB delegation assured to provide all necessary
cooperation.
ADB deputy country director Jiangbo Ning and country economist Chandan
Sapkota were present among others.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha