A three-member delegation of the World Bank paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, Mustafa Jabbar, at the Bangladesh Secretariat in Dhaka today.
The delegation was led by Baijayanthi T. Desai, Practice Manager, Digital Development, South Asia Region, World Bank.
During the meeting, they exchanged views on issues of bilateral interest, especially infrastructure related issues including digital connectivity of the telecommunication sector.
The Minister of Posts and Telecommunications highlighted the existing progress in digital connectivity including the Internet. The World Bank delegation appreciated the initiative taken by Bangladesh at the grass root level especially in providing high speed internet connection to almost every union in the country.
Other members of the World Bank delegation are World Bank Digital Development Specialist Jeremy Bejna and Suparna Roy.
