Bangladesh, Oct. 14 -- Bangladesh would finally achieve the government-set 6.5-percent GDP growth notwithstanding a sharply lower forecast by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has expressed the optimism.

He said the country would assess its economic performance at the end of the fiscal year rather than debate growth projections.

"We do not want to debate anyone's projections. We are carrying on with our work, and the results will be seen at the end of the fiscal year. We remain hopeful of achieving the growth target set in our budget," he told journalists on the sidelines of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in the Thai capital.

The IMF Tuesday projected Bangladesh's gross domestic p...