Dhaka, May 10 -- Return on investment, job creation, and environmental considerations must be met for project approvals, says Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury.

He said, "If any project does not meet these standards-we will not proceed with it. Simply, we will not do it. Because this is not the government's money; this is the money of the people of Bangladesh, the taxpayers' money."

He made these remarks on Sunday while speaking as the chief guest at the inaugural event titled "Stepping Forward: The Inauguration of RAISE II" at the Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) building in Agargaon, Dhaka.

The RAISE project is being implemented with joint financing from the World Bank and PKSF to enhance the capabilitie...