The government announced they will provide funding and make arrangements to hold the forum through Economic Relations Division under the Ministry of Finance.
The meeting was attended by Janina Jaruzelski, head of USAID Bangladesh and co-chairperson of the Local Consultative Group, told the media discussions will focus on Bangladesh graduating to a middle income country by 2021.
[6] In January 2018, the two day Bangladesh Development Forum meeting took place at Pan Pacific Sonargaon, Dhaka.
[7][8][9] The meeting hosted 700 delegates and was inaugurated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
[10] In January 2020, the forum meeting took place at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center.