World Bank President Jim Yong Kim visited the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi 32 in the city to pay his respect to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed optimism that World Bank would play a more "pro-active role" in her government's strides for materialising Vision 2021 and Vision 2041.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi have made the vow that they would be each other side in the issue of development.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called for concluding the BIMSTEC Free Trade Agreement (FTA) which was negotiated in 2004.
HPM Sheikh Hasina suggested three specific ways for BRICS to engage closely with BIMSTEC, saying this was a timely step to identify mutual scope as well as synergies for cooperation. She made the remarks while addressing at the BRICS-BIMSTEC Outreach Summit held in Goa on Sunday.
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