DHAKA, March 23 -- The Bangladesh Development Story is indeed fascinating and still unfolding, former governor of Bangladesh Bank (BB) Atiur Rahman has said.

"The 35 billion US dollar economy in the mid-1990s has expanded to nearly 300 billion US dollars. This has been possible due to deep aspirations of the people who are so innovative", Dr. Rahman said on Friday while chairing the first plenary session on 'Bangladesh in the next 30 years: challenges and prospects' of the fifth Bangladesh Development Initiative Conference at the Yale University in the USA.

BDI President Professor Munir Quddus welcomed the delegates from all around the world. Dr. Mustafizur Rahman from CPD and Dr. Nazrul Islam from UNDESA participated in the panel discuss...