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Outgoing Pakistan envoy meets PM, praises Bangladesh’s development
The outgoing Pakistan High Commissioner, Shuja Alam, has praised Bangladesh’s strides in socioeconomic development.
Published : 19 July 2016, 05:56 PM
Updated : 19 July 2016, 05:56 PM
He was speaking to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during a courtesy call on Tuesday afternoon.
“The high commissioner said Pakistan can take lessons on women’s empowerment and population control from Bangladesh,” Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim said after the meeting.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told the high commissioner her government’s goal was to ensure a poverty-free Bangladesh and discussed initiatives taken to develop the education and health sectors.
She asked the high commissioner to convey her greetings to her Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif.
Prime Minister’s International Affairs Adviser Gowher Rizvi and Principal Secretary Abul Kalam Azad were present at the meeting.
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