Experts and officials attend an international conference titled "Belt and Road Initiative: Positioning Bangladesh within Comparative Perspectives" in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Sept. 8, 2019. The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), a leading Bangladeshi civil society think tank, convened the conference in capital Dhaka on Sunday. The CPD has said that the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) promises to deliver physical and soft infrastructure across its corridors with the aim of improving regional integration, bolstering global trade and fostering economic growth. (Str/Xinhua)