PM seeks Kuwait's help to procure dredger
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addresses an anti-terrorism symposium as the key speaker at the UN headquarters in New York Monday. Photo: PID
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought Kuwait's cooperation to Bangladesh for procuring high profile dredger for its ongoing capital dredging in different rivers across the country. She made the request during a meeting here with Prime Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Nasser Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. Hasina informed her Kuwaiti counterpart that her government had taken extensive measures for the capital dredging of rivers to make them navigable. “We need your cooperation to procure more modern dredgers,” she said. Hasina also invited the Kuwaiti prime minister to invest in different sectors of the country as Bangladesh is a very attractive place for foreign investment. “We offer attractive packages for the foreign investors and these offers might be very useful for the Kuwaiti investors to invest in Bangladesh,” she said. During the meeting, the two prime ministers also discussed various bilateral issues. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that Bangladesh is doing very well economically and maintained 6.7 percent GDP growth despite the recent recession across the globe. She also said that Bangladesh wants to maintain good relations with its neighbours and wanted to go for development works with mutual cooperation. Hasina thanked the Kuwaiti prime minister for his country's extensive cooperation to Bangladesh for its development. The Kuwaiti Prime Minister assured Sheikh Hasina that they will continue their cooperation towards Bangladesh. Briefing reporters after the meeting, PM's press secretary said prime minister also requested her counterpart to recruit more manpower from Bangladesh as the government has undertaken effective programmes to groom skilled workers. Bangladesh's Permanent Representative to UN Dr AK Abdul Momen and Ambassador At-Large M Ziauddin were, among others, present during the meeting.
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