<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday called for special funding from the World Bank dedicated to fostering women entrepreneurs in Bangladesh, aiming to enhance their socioeconomic status.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>During a meeting with World Bank Managing Director Anna Bjerde at the Sangsad Bhaban office, the Prime Minister emphasized the need for additional concessional loans for climate change mitigation and adaptation projects.</div><div><br></div><div>The briefing, provided by PM’s speech writer M Nazrul Islam, highlighted Sheikh Hasina's commitment to financial inclusion and entrepreneurship among women. "From ICT to agriculture and small handicraft industries, women are contributing significantly, and we aim to elevate their socioeconomic position further," she remarked.</div><div><br></div><div>Sheikh Hasina requested the World Bank to provide a special fund for Bangladeshi women to accelerate their entrepreneurial ventures and socioeconomic progress. "This initiative will pave the way for new entrepreneurs," she noted, reports UNB</div><div><br></div><div>Furthermore, the Prime Minister underscored the government's efforts in marketing products created by women entrepreneurs and integrating climate change and resilience considerations into development projects to ensure sustainable growth. Bangladesh is at the forefront of sustainable development, she said.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>“You can provide more loans at concessionary rate for the climate change and climate resilience projects,” she told the World Bank MD.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>