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| 2011-06-23 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought British cooperation for curbing militancy and terrorism in Bangladesh. She made the call when Alan Duncan, UK minister of state for international development, met her at her office yesterday morning. Hasina said that her government will show zero tolerance against terrorism and militancy. Briefing newsmen after the meeting, PM's Deputy Press Secretary Md Nazrul Islam said Hasina informed the British minister that her government is working for a stable democracy to give it a strong footing. Appreciating the government's efforts for women empowerment and its social safety net programmes, Duncan said that the UK would provide one billion US dollars as development assistance to Bangladesh in next two years. To address the electricity problem, the premier sought more foreign investment in this sector, saying that her government is creating a congenial investment atmosphere in the country. She said that her government has formulated a new national education policy putting emphasis on science and technology-based education. The government, Hasina said, is determined to achieve cent percent literacy in the country by 2014 and introduced school feeding system to prevent dropout and increase enrolment, which is yielding positive result. She also sought British cooperation in this regard. She mentioned that the present government is channelling more fund for improving the lifestyle of rural people. The fund will be given for enhancing school enrolment, ensuring safe drinking water and sanitation as well as for capacity building of police and election commission, she added. Thanking the premier for her all out support in establishing Asian University for Women in Chittagong, Duncan requested her to provide a piece of land to the Acid Survivors Foundation for building a world class hospital with joint collaboration of the foundation and the British government. British High Commissioner in Dhaka Stephan Evans, Ambassador at-Large M Ziauddin and Secretary to the PM's Office Molla Waheeduzzaman, among others, were present. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Heck, they draw the line at shutter guns and count each round. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2011-06-23 14:32 |
| #1 It sounds like Bangladesh is doing all the things Pakistan has eschewed in favour of buying bigger weapons and funding a bigger, cooler army. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2011-06-23 14:26 |