World Bank MD arrives in Dhaka

The World Bank's Managing Director of Operations Axel van Trotsenburg arrived in Dhaka on his first official visit to Bangladesh.

He arrived at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport this noon (January 21), said World Bank’s Dhaka office.

During his three-day visit, Axel van Trotsenburg will join a public event in Dhaka tomorrow to mark 50 years of the partnership between Bangladesh and the World Bank Group and celebrate the country's remarkable development achievements.

Axel van Trotsenburg will meet with the Prime Minister, the Finance Minister, and other senior government officials, civil society representatives, and development partners, and visit World Bank-supported projects. He will be accompanied by Martin Raiser, World Bank Vice President for the South Asia Region.