The World Bank Group has endorsed a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) to help Bangladesh achieve its vision of reaching middle-income country status by 2021 from the current lower-middle income status. According to a statement of the Washington-based lender received here on Wednesday, the CPF for 2016 to 2020 will help the country reduce poverty and boost shared prosperity, reports Xinhua. The CPF, discussed by the Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors, will help Bangladesh create more and better jobs for the 2.1 million youths entering the job market every year, it said.