The workers were constructing a toilet at a school next to the temple in Faridpur’s Madhukhali Upazila
Bangladesh made member of WFP’s executive board
Bangladesh has been made a member of the World Food Programme’s (WFP) executive board.
Published : 3 Feb 2016, 07:13 AM
Updated : 3 Feb 2016, 07:16 AM
Member states elected Bangladesh on Tuesday at the UN headquarters for the 2016-18 three-year term.
Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the UN Masud Bin Momen says the membership was amounted to a recognition of past seven years’ achievement under the Sheikh Hasina-led government.
“The large-scale development initiatives since 2009 have led Bangladesh to be self-reliant in food and agriculture despite an increase in population and decrease in arable land,” he told bdnews24.com.
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