{"id":1049,"date":"2026-05-30T19:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T13:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/?p=1049"},"modified":"2026-05-30T19:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T13:30:35","slug":"bangladesh-has-great-potential-to-become-regional-hub-adb-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/bangladesh-has-great-potential-to-become-regional-hub-adb-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Bangladesh has \u2018great potential\u2019 to become regional hub: ADB president"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>New Delhi ( The Indian View team) : <\/strong>Bangladesh has \u201cgreat potential\u201d to become a regional hub for transportation, logistics, energy and digital connectivity because of its strategic location between South and Southeast Asia, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda has said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are also lots of opportunities for growth and economic security,\u201d he said in an interview with The Daily Star during his visit to Dhaka. During his two-day stay, he met with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, other senior officials, and private sector leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ADB president said Bangladesh itself represents a huge market because of its large population, while its geographic position further enhances its prospects of benefiting from regional cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regional cooperation was one of the issues he discussed with the prime minister and finance minister, said Kanda, who assumed leadership of the ADB in February 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They recognise that Bangladesh has the \u2018great potential\u2019 to benefit from regional cooperation and contribute as a regional hub for transportation, logistics, energy and digital connectivity, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi ( The Indian View team) : Bangladesh has \u201cgreat potential\u201d to become a regional hub for transportation, logistics, energy and digital connectivity because of its strategic location between South and Southeast Asia, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda has said. 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