Staff Reporter

Bangladesh is still not hit hard by the ongoing global economic recession and the economy of the country is stronger in comparison with other countries in the region, said the World Bank (WB) yesterday. “The economy of the country is stronger in comparison with other countries in the region and it has more time to anticipate effects than developed and other emerging nations”, said Zahid Hussain, senior economist of the WB at a workshop on ‘State of Bangladesh Economy and Policy Response to the Global Financial Crisis’ at the bank office in the city. [Read more]