PM seeks more support from ADB for socioeconomic uplift

FE Team | Published: March 31, 2024 23:46:58

Asian Development Bank (ADB) Vice President Fatima Yasmin paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the latter’s official residence Ganobhaban in the city on Sunday — PID

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Bangladesh expects the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to extend greater support to accelerate the socioeconomic development of its people, reports UNB.
She conveyed the expectation to ADB Vice President (Sector and Themes) Fatima Yasmin who paid a courtesy call on her at Ganabhaban in the city.
PM's Speech Writer Md Nazrul Islam briefed reporters after the meeting.
"Our main goal is the socioeconomic uplift of the country's people and inclusive development. The government is attaching priority on the development of rural people," the premier was quoted as saying.
She told the ADB official that her government has focused on enhancing the purchasing power of the country's people as it would help expand industrialisation and create more job opportunities.