Country’s economy no longer dependent on foreign aid: Speaker

Country’s economy no longer dependent on foreign aid: Speaker

Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Saturday said Bangladesh economy is no longer dependent on foreign aid as she held a meeting with UNDP Assistant Secretary General Kanni Wignaraja at the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations (UN), reports BSS. "The economy of the country is no longer dependent on foreign aid . . . Presently Bangladesh needs more technical cooperation to...

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