<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Lauding the unprecedented advancement of Bangladesh, IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva said leadership like Bangladesh Prime Minister is necessary to go ahead towards prosperity confronting all the hurdles.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>"Bangladesh is a role model in the world, it has made unprecedented advancement in various sectors under the dynamic leadership of Sheikh Hasina," said the IMF chief while paying a courtesy call on Bangladesh Prime Minister at the meeting room of The Ritz-Carlton hotel in Washington.</div><div><br></div><div>The International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief led a delegation at the meeting, Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen told reporters during a press briefing.</div><div><br></div><div>Sheikh Hasina is now on an official visit to the US mainly to attend the celebration of Bangladesh's 50 years of partnership with the World Bank, scheduled for Monday.</div><div><br></div><div>The Foreign Minister said that the IMF chief said the dynamic leadership of Sheikh Hasina has made Bangladesh economically stable after the Covid-19 pandemic.</div><div><br></div><div>Leadership like Bangladesh Prime Minister is needed to go ahead towards prosperity confronting all the hurdles, said Georgieva.</div><div><br></div><div>She also lauded maintaining stability in the macro economy even during the Covid-19 pandemic.</div><div><br></div><div><div>She said Bangladesh has achieved remarkable progress due to establishing massive infrastructure development, well connectivity and maintaining the law and order.</div><div><br></div></div><div>Bangladesh's Prime Minister apprised the IMF chief of her government's initiatives to make sure the overall development of her country.</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;"The development of the country has not made in a day rather it's a result of longtime planning," she added.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh Bank Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder, Finance Division Senior Secretary Fatima Yasmin and Economic Relations Division Secretary Sharifa Khan were present during the briefing, according to BSS reports&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>