Norwegian environment minister due in city today
Norwegian Minister for Environment and International Development Erik Solheim will arrive in Dhaka on a two-day visit to Bangladesh today.
Solheim will be a special guest at the inauguration of Grameenphone House, Grameenphone's new headquarter.
Telenor, which is partly owned by the Norwegian government, is the majority owner of Grameenphone.
He will inaugurate the Nordic Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which will bring together Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish businesses in Bangladesh.
In cooperation with the Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Ministry of Shipping, the minister will be paying a visit to ship-breaking yard in Chittagong, said a press release.
The minister will also go to Char Kukri Mukri to visit a project site of the UNDP administered Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme (CDMP), which is supported by the Norwegian government.
The Norwegian minister will meet with the Finance Minister AMA Muhith, Commerce Minister Muhammad Faruk Khan and Foreign Secretary Mohamed Mijarul Quayes.
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