World Bank's South Asian Region Vice-President Martin Raiser on Monday said Bangladesh has surprised the whole world through its tremendous development, describing the country as "a successful case of development".
"Bangladesh is a successful case of development and attained a very impressive achievement. Bangladesh is becoming one of the countries that surprise with its development," he said.
He made the remarks while paying a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in Dhaka on Monday morning.
During the talks, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh wants to maintain an open and transparent relationship with the World Bank.
PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed the newsmen after the meeting.
