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WB Vice President visits BRAC Schools

Tuesday, 10 March 2009


World Bank (WB) Vice President for South Asia Region Ms Isabel Guerrero and country head Xian Zhu paid a short visit to a BRAC school Monday, said a press release.

They also met BRAC Chairperson and founder Fazle Hasan Abed.

Ms Guerrero along with country representative Man Zhu visited two classes in an urban cluster school, located in the capital's Badda area. Ms Guerrero spent some time and talked to the students about their education. Later Ms Guerrero talked to some of the children's guardians and visited two of their homes.

The delegation which also included other senior officials of World Bank was accompanied by BRAC Executive Director Dr Mahabub Hossain and Director of BRAC University Education Institute Erum Marium.