Cameron wants to visit Bangladesh
British Prime Minister David Cameron has expressed interest in visiting Bangladesh soon as the UK wants to work more closely with the country in the coming days.
“Cameron said he wants to come to Bangladesh, visit Sylhet and see how the country has made such a surprising progress. He wants to learn from Bangladesh,” said Bangladesh Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali at a press conference yesterday.
The foreign minister said this in reference to the 45-minute bilateral meeting between David Cameron and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on July 22 in London.
Hasina led a 20-member delegation to London to attend the first ever Girl Summit in London organised by the United Kingdom and Unicef. Ministers and officials of 55 countries, and UN officials attended the summit from July 21-23.
Mahmood Ali held the press conference at the foreign ministry following Sheikh Hasina's return to Dhaka yesterday morning.
It was Hasina's first visit to any Western country after the Awami League assumed office through January's controversial elections of which the Western powers were critical.
The UK, however, did not say anything negative regarding the elections during the meeting, Mahmood Ali told reporters.
In the summit, Hasina spoke about advancement made by Bangladesh in the last five years in women empowerment, poverty alleviation, social safety net and in living standards of Bangladeshis.
State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Meher Afroz Chumki, who was in the delegation to the UK, said Bangladesh has ratified the Girl Summit 2014 charter, committing to end early, forced, and child marriage by 2041.
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