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Johannes Zutt, the newly appointed World Bank Vice President for the South Asia Region, arrived in Dhaka on Saturday, marking Bangladesh as his first official tour in the new role.

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During his four-day official visit, World Bank’s new Vice President for the South Asia Region Johannes Zutt will meet with the chief adviser, the finance adviser, Bangladesh Bank governor, and other s ...

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The U.S. State Department said on Friday it was aware of the reported death of a U.S. citizen in the Israeli-occupied West ...

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The World Bank will provide $200 million over the next five years to prepare Ukrainian projects for large-scale ...