ZOOMBANGLA DESK: The World Bank’s (WB) Managing Director (MD) of Operations Axel van Trotsenburg is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka tomorrow on his first official visit to Bangladesh.
During his three-day visit, van Trotsenburg will join a public event in the city on January 22, 2023, to mark 50 years of the partnership between Bangladesh and the World Bank Group and celebrate the country’s remarkable development achievements, said a press release.
Bangladesh has shown the world what can be done to dramatically reduce poverty through successful innovations in human development, women’s empowerment, and climate adaptation,” said Axel van Trotsenburg.
The World Bank is proud of its 50-year partnership with Bangladesh and being part of the country’s remarkable development journey. I look forward to my visit and to seeing these achievements firsthand,” he added.
Van Trotsenburg will meet with the Prime Minister, the Finance Minister, and other senior government officials, civil society representatives, and development partners, and visit World Bank-supported projects.
He will be accompanied by Martin Raiser, World Bank Vice President for the South Asia Region. (BSS)
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