Bangladesh wom retain a sluggish annual gross domes product (GDP) rate below five per a unless it improves its pace of refom warns the World Bank (WB). A rece study conducted by WH foresees Ah, GDP growth rate at 4.7 per cent 1996-97 in the absence of a bold approach to reforms and uncertain political scenario. now depends on the new government, which will be place after the elections next year, to speed up reforms il is to expect more monetary benefits from the Bank.