Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will attend the event organized to mark the 50-year partnership between Bangladesh and the World Bank today, and she will address the Plenary session at the WB Preston Auditorium for the 50-year reflection of the World Bank-Bangladesh Partnership.
Prime Minister's Information and Communication Technology Advisor Sajib Ozed, Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen, Planning Minister MA Mannan and Prime Minister's private industry and investment advisor Salman Fazlur Rahman will be present at the event, while World Bank President David Malpass and former chief economist of the organization Kausik Bose will address the event and global lender VP Martin will address the concluding ceremony.
The Prime Minister will then attend a high-level business lunch meeting with the World Bank President, MD and VPs at the World Bank's East Dining Room, and will address a meeting with the World Bank Board members at the Shihata Conference Room at the World Bank Headquarters.
On reaching the WB headquarters in Oshington DC, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be welcomed by the Country Director of Bangladesh Bank of Bangladesh, Abdullat Sek and its SAR VP Martin Riser to the flower.
At the beginning of the program, the Prime Minister will jointly inaugurate a painting exhibition with the President of the World Bank and explore some of the main images of the exhibition.
A video of ‘Bangladesh-World Bank's 50 Year Partnership' will be screened at the event.
Earlier, the Prime Minister reached WB program on April 28. After his six-day visit to Wolton DC in Otashington DC, Sheikh Hasina will leave the United States for London on May 4 to attend the coronation ceremony of Charles Trite and his wife Camilla as the king and queen of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries.
Earlier on April 25, a special chartered VVIP flight (BG-1403) carrying the Prime Minister and his entourages landed at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo at 4:45 PM (Stani Samat).
Japan has been given a red carpet reception to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh and a static guard of honor at the airport.
