Conditions must be acceptable: PM tells WB VP

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said Bangladesh always welcomes assistance from other countries or organisations but never wants any sorts of assistance that includes harmful conditions. “We always welcome assistance from other countries or organisations but we would never accept any sorts of assistance that includes harmful conditions,” the premier said when visiting World Bank Regional Vice President for South Asia Philippe Le Heuerou called on her at her office on Tuesday. PM’s Special Assistant Mahbubul Hoque Shakil briefed reporters after the meeting. The Prime Minister said that each country of the world has its own philosophy of development. “This philosophy includes culture, nature, environment, psychology and the geographical characteristics of that particular country,” she said. During the meeting, the World Bank vice president appreciated the successes of the government, including economic empowerment of the women and successes in education and health sectors. Le Heuerou, who is on his maiden visit in Bangladesh, expressed his organisation’s interest to assist in the infrastructural development of the country, according to BSS.