External pressure behind World Bank's withdrawal from Padma Bridge, says PM Hasina urging it to look into future
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday blamed the external pressure for the cancellation of $1.2 billion credit the World Bank had committed to financing the iconic Padma Bridge that Bangladesh finally constructed with its own money. "I regret that the World Bank moved away from financing this most important project (Padma Multi-purpose Bridge) owing to external pressure," she
Source: tbsnews.net
