Dhaka, May 9 -- As Bangladesh prepares to graduate from Least Developed Country status, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has reaffirmed its strong commitment to the country's reforms drive toward sustainable development.
During a bilateral meeting held on Thursday at Milan of Italy, as part of the ADB's 58th Annual Meeting, Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed and ADB President Masato Kanda discussed continued cooperation in policy reforms, climate resilience, and development assistance, according to a finance ministry press release.
Ahmed appreciated ADB's longstanding support in different sectors, including infrastructure, energy, education, health and climate adaptation.He noted that the global lender's total portfolio in Bangladesh now st...