Dr Kalam's visit
Former Indian president Dr APJ Abdul Kalam came to Bangladesh on 19 July on a three day visit. Dr. Modasser Ali, health adviser to the prime minister, Hasan Mahmud, state minister for foreign affairs, Dr Gowher Rizvi, newly appointed adviser to the PM and the government high officials received him with great warmth at the Zia International Airport. In his private visit to Bangladesh the 11th President of India visited Grameen Bank headquarters at Mirpur and there he met Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus. During the visit to Grameen Bank, Dr Kalam proposed joint water management and power generation for the countries of the region in the spirit of Saarc. According to the statement of Dr Kalam, he wanted to meet Prof Yunus to learn about the detailed working of Grameen Bank so that micro credit could be incorporated into the approach of his own initiatives in the villages of India through providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas.
In his speech Dr Kalam stressed that they should work together to revive the golden fibre, jute, through research and by means of technology.
On the eve of his departure from Bangladesh Dr Kalam was interviewed by the local and international journalists. Dr Kalam, with a smiling face, expressed his view that he became happy after learning about the vision of a digital Bangladesh by the ruling party. At the eleventh hour he was again questioned by the journalists about his view on the talk of the town issue 'Tipaimukh dam'. In response, he straightforwardly said that the government of India would not do anything which will cause a huge loss for Bangladesh and Bangladesh should come forward with a view to solving the problem diplomatically.
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