The World Bank

High cost of road construction

The World Bank has found that the cost of road-building projects in Bangladesh is far higher than both India and China.
21 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Need VAT law to achieve budget target: WB

The World Bank voices for urgent implementation of the VAT law for Bangladesh to reach its revenue goal as targeted in the 2017-18 fiscal budget.
20 June 2017, 07:12 AM

WB pledges $2 billion to Bangladesh to fight climate change

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim pledges USD $2 billion over the next three years in new funding to help the country become less vulnerable to climate change.
18 October 2016, 12:31 PM

Promising prospects in troubling times

The World Bank (WB), at the end of April this year, had some very encouraging things to say about the Bangladesh economy.
23 August 2016, 18:00 PM