"I'm not just liking it," the minister said when newsmen in Sylhet asked him about Saturday's WB statement over the much-talked-about issue, reports our Sylhet correspondent.
Earlier in the day, , the Dhaka office of the WB in a statement said it will proceed with the Padma bridge project only if the Anti-corruption Commission launches a full and fair investigation based on the alleged corruption.
"The World Bank provided extensive information to the ACC to support such an investigation," Ellen Goldstein, WB country director for Bangladesh, said in the statement.
"Following its first visit to Bangladesh, the external panel of independent anti-corruption experts encouraged the ACC to launch a full and fair investigation based on available evidence and in full accordance with Bangladeshi law."
She said, "During its second visit to Bangladesh last week, the panel noted several unresolved issues and further encouraged the ACC to follow available evidence in determining the scope of its investigation."
The statement is a consequence of the WB's external panel's two rounds of visits to Dhaka over the financing of the Padma bridge project.
WB's Bangladesh country director however left a ray of hope for the financing of the project saying, "The panel will issue a statement when the ACC completes its review and takes a final decision on the scope of the investigation."
The WB cancelled its $1.2 billion funding on June 29, saying it had proof of a "corruption conspiracy" involving Bangladeshi officials, executives of a Canadian firm and some individuals.
The global lender on September 21 decided to revive the loan after the Bangladesh government agreed to the WB's terms and conditions.
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