Dhaka, Nov. 11 -- The development agency of France will provide E330 million for the implementation of development projects in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh and France have signed three agreements in this regard.

Of the E330 million, Agency France Development (AFD), a development bank and cooperation agency, will provide E200 million for budget support due to Covid-19 pandemic and the rest E130 million for the Dhaka Environmentally Sustainable Water Supply Project, which is already under implementation, reports UNB.

Economic Relations Division (ERD) Secretary Fatima Yasmin said this while briefing the media in the capital on Wednesday.

With the E330 million, AFD's total support to Bangladesh exceeded E1.0 billion as it earlier provided E800 ...