DHAKA, Sept 18, 2024 (BSS) - A delegation of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) 
comprising its Senior Adviser Edimon Ginting and newly appointed country 
director Hoe Yun Jeong met Adviser to the interim government on the Ministry 
of Planning Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud at his office in the capital today.

During the meeting, the ADB delegation apprised the Planning Adviser about 
their ongoing funded projects and the pipelined projects while both the 
Adviser and the delegation agreed to minimize rational project cost and 
timeframe.

The Planning Adviser informed the ADB delegation that the government has 
already formed a task force to re-devise the economic strategies and 
realizing necessary resources for attaining development goals, said a 
Planning Ministry press release.

In this regard, the ADB delegation assured to provide all necessary 
cooperation.

ADB deputy country director Jiangbo Ning and country economist Chandan 
Sapkota were present among others.