Dhaka, July 26 -- Bangladesh will need about USD 421 billion in extra funding over the next five years to attain Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to a new government assessment unveiled on Sunday at a national workshop in Dhaka.

The Economic Relations Division (ERD), with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Resident Coordinator's Office in Bangladesh, organised the aforementioned 'National Validation Workshop on the Development Finance Assessment (DFA) and SDG Financing'.

The workshop reviewed findings from the DFA, a global tool that helps align financing policies, institutions, and financial flows with national development priorities and also discussed Bangladesh's updated SDG Financi...