Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) review mission has begun its visit to Dhaka to assess the use of funds from the fourth and fifth instalments before releasing the next tranche of the ongoing loan programme.

This mission is being led by Chris Papageorgiou, the IMF's Bangladesh mission chief who also headed the previous review team.

Starting on Wednesday, the mission will continue its assessment work until Nov 13.

The delegation formally began its activities with a meeting at the Secretariat with the finance secretary.

The team also held discussions with several Bangladesh Bank departments around noon.

During the visit, the IMF delegation will also meet officials from the Finance Division's Macroeconomics Wing, t...