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Staff Reporter

Kunio Senga, Director General of the South Asia Department of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) arrives in Dhaka today (Wednesday) for a one-day official visit.

During the visit, Senga will hold discussions with senior government officials, including the Adviser for Finance and Planning; and Secretaries for the Economic Relations Division; Bridge Division; and Science and Information Communications Technology. The discussions will focus on issues related to ADB's proposed general capital increase as well as on implementation issues related to key operational sectors, including the multi-donor Second Primary Education Development Program, among other areas.

ADB's South Asia region comprises Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.