{"id":77947,"date":"2022-05-09T13:00:35","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T13:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=77947"},"modified":"2022-05-09T13:00:35","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T13:00:35","slug":"pm-seeks-adb-support-to-implement-delta-plan-2100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=77947","title":{"rendered":"PM seeks ADB support to implement Delta Plan-2100"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Dhaka:<\/strong> Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday sought support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to implement the Delta Plan-2100, saying, “It is very important for Bangladesh.”<\/p>\n

The premier made the request when Vice President of ADB (Operations-1) Shixin Chen paid a courtesy call on her at her official Ganabhaban residence in the capital this morning.<\/p>\n

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PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim told a media briefing after the meeting.<\/p>\n

The prime minister also sought ADB support to foster regional cooperation particularly in the areas of connectivity, trade and energy cooperation during the meeting.<\/p>\n

The ADB vice president assured of being with Bangladesh in its development efforts.<\/p>\n

“We have strong ties with Bangladesh and ADB will be with Bangladesh and continue to give support to both rural and urban development,” he said.<\/p>\n

The ADB vice president commanded the dynamic leadership of Sheikh Hasina to keep rolling the wheels of Bangladesh's economy amid the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

“Bangladesh has been able to keep running the country's economy amid the Covid-19 pandemic due to the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,” he said.<\/p>\n

He also said his organisation expected that Bangladesh may achieve 7 percent growth in the GDP.<\/p>\n

Shixin Chen has praised the overall development of Bangladesh, saying, “Bangladesh is now going through a transitional period (due to its graduation as a developing nation) which is usually critical. But Bangladesh is doing well.”<\/p>\n

Sheikh Hasina said the Covid-19 situation is now under control in Bangladesh and the countrymen has celebrated the holy Eid-ul-Fitr freely this time after two years.<\/p>\n

The premier highly appreciated the cooperation of the ADB during the pandemic period.<\/p>\n

About transition period due to Bangladesh's graduation as a developing nation, she said the government has undertaken various programmes to face the situation.<\/p>\n

Spelling out her government's different development programmes, she said that the hundred percent people of the country have been brought under electricity coverage.<\/p>\n

Sheikh Hasina said the government is now providing homes with lands to the homeless and landless people of the country aiming to give them an improved and better life.<\/p>\n

The prime minister said her government has taken programmes to produce more food replying to ADB vice president's projection that the world may face food shortage due to the Russia-Ukraine war.<\/p>\n

Sheikh Hasina said that the ICT sector of the country is developing.<\/p>\n

Regarding the regional connectivity for development, she said Bangladesh has opened the door for improving connectivity.<\/p>\n

\u00a0In this connection, she said the routes, those were shut after 1965 war, are being reopened.<\/p>\n

The premier sought deployment of Bangladesh senior officials in the top management and administration of ADB to maintain regional balance in recruitment.<\/p>\n

The ADB vice president said that Bangladesh has set one of the best examples to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic situation.<\/p>\n

Bangladesh has achieved huge development in the agriculture sector, he also said.<\/p>\n

The economic zones, which are being set up across Bangladesh, will meet the demands of domestic and international markets, he hoped.<\/p>\n

He expressed ADB's interest to help Bangladesh in the social protection programmes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday sought support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to implement the Delta Plan-2100, saying, “It is very important for Bangladesh.” The premier made the request when Vice President of ADB (Operations-1) Shixin Chen paid a courtesy call on her at her official Ganabhaban residence in the capital this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":77948,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12,2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n