Foreign affairs adviser seeks help from Aga Khan to set up training institutes
Help of Aga Khan Fund sought to develop skills of workers
Dhaka, May 20 (bdnews24.com – The New Nation – BSS – The Daily Star)–Foreign affairs adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury Tuesday asked Prince Karim Aga Khan to assist in establishing training institutes in the country to increase the efficiency of Bangladeshi workers.
“Dr Iftekhar Chowdhury sought the assistance of the Aga Khan Fund and Network for upgrading skills of Bangladeshi workers, particularly in the field of nursing for which there is a huge demand at home and abroad,” the foreign ministry said in a statement.
The adviser met the Aga Khan, who is on a four-day visit to the country, at his hotel suite at Sonargaon Hotel in the afternoon.
During the meeting, Iftekhar told the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims that Bangladesh was keen to strengthen its ties with the Islamic brotherhood, the statement said.
He also thanked the Aga Khan for his contributions in the sphere of education, and for promising to make efforts to revive the Aga Khan Gold Cup in Bangladesh.
Meanwhile, finance adviser AB Mirza Azizul Islam, law and religious affairs adviser AF Hassan Ariff and education adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman met the Aga Khan separately at his hotel suite.
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