Bangladesh nominated as co-chair of Green Climate Fund; Khaleda Zia is on a two-week visit to the UK and the US; The World Bank launches the Bangladesh enterprise survey 2011; Australia’s ODA to Bangladesh in 2011-12 increases by $22 million; Bangladesh
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    • Reports noted that Bangladesh along with Sweden has been nominated as co-chair of Green Climate Fund. It will work as a co-chair of Monitoring and Evaluation committee.1 In another development, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia left Dhaka on May 14 on a two-week visit to the United Kingdom and the United States.2

    The World Bank has launched the Bangladesh Enterprise Survey 2011 to assess business environment for the country's private sector and investment.3 Meanwhile, Australia will provide an estimated $A92 million (Tk 710 crore) in official development assistance (ODA) to Bangladesh in 2011-12, an increase of $A22 million from the previous year. 4

    In other development, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on May 14, 2011, handed over a cheque for US$ 2 million to Japanese Ambassador in Dhaka Tamotsu Shinotsuka as contribution to the reconstruction of Japan wrecked by recent earthquake and tsunami.5

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