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Bangladesh wants to elevate its relations with several countries, particularly in manpower export, energy security, trade and investment, Prime Minister’s Office spokesperson Mahdi said.
Giving an overview of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s four-day visit, Mahdi said the premier attended eight programmes directly linked to the UN General Assembly and delivered speeches at five of them.
Tarique also held meetings with World Bank President, UN Secretary-General, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Myanmar, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, among others.
The prime minister also met representatives of the Gates Foundation, the International Peace Institute and leading Wall Street investors. He attended programmes with development partners and members of the Bangladeshi community, Mahdi said.
Bangladesh organised two high-level side events on the Rohingya crisis and midwifery and maternal and newborn healthcare in partnership with international organisations and other countries.
Tarique also addressed high-level events focusing on climate action, a just transition and sea-level rise, the spokesperson said.
The prime minister’s wife, Dr Zubaida Rahman, attended eight high-level programmes during the visit and delivered remarks at four of them, including the UN General Assembly Platform of Women Leaders, the First Spouses’ Dialogue and a high-level side event on midwifery and maternal and newborn healthcare.
“Altogether, the Prime Minister and members of his delegation represented Bangladesh at around 80 different programmes during the four-day visit,” Mahdi said.
He said the visit was conducted with a relatively small delegation, with the government seeking to make effective use of the limited time by highlighting Bangladesh’s interests in every meeting.
“The Prime Minister is representing Bangladesh on the global stage after a long time as the head of a government elected by the people,” Mahdi said.
The PMO spokesperson said Tarique’s address to the UN General Assembly went beyond Bangladesh’s domestic priorities and highlighted global peace, humanity, democracy, human rights and international cooperation.
“We believe the democratic government’s journey will continue and, under the Prime Minister’s leadership, Bangladesh will move forward as a more prosperous and self-reliant country on the global stage,” he said.
