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World Bank Vice-president Praful C Patel assured the multilateral donor agency's continued support to Bangladesh in poverty reduction and other development programmes.
The WB top executive, now in Dhaka to attend the Poverty Reduction Strategy Implementation Forum 2005, appreciated the progress in various sectors and good programmes for socio-economic development in Bangladesh.
Patel's assurance and appreciation came when he had a courtesy call on Prime Minister Khaleda Zia at her office yesterday. He also appreciated a "positive outcome" of the just-held Saarc summit in Dhaka.
Thanking the WB vice-president for assuring continued support to Bangladesh, Prime Minister Khaleda hoped that the WB and other development partners and donor agencies would come up with a combined package of necessary financial support in implementation of the PRSP and other development programmes.
Khaleda also hoped that the World Bank would extend assistance in supply of pure drinking water in Dhaka, Chittagong and Khulna cities, in power generation and health sector.
While responding, Patel said the World Bank has been working in Bangladesh at three stages in power sector: power-plant rehabilitation, large-scale power generation and small-scale power generation.
The World Bank vice-president appreciated Bangladesh's sustained high economic growth, economic development, timely reform in economic sectors, macroeconomic stability, success in poverty reduction, gender equality, micro-credit and remarkable progress in good governance.
He said Bangladesh media could project those success stories and achievements broadly which would help both nationally and internationally to know the country's progress and development.
Patel thanked Khaleda, the current chairperson of Saarc, for successfully hosting the 13th Saarc Summit in Dhaka.
World Bank Country Representative Christine Wallich accompanied the vice-president.
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