Newly-appointed Paki-stani High Commis-sioner Shuja Alam praised Bangladesh for its remarkable progress in the fields of education, health, women development and micro-credit.
“Bangladesh is seen to have improved in many areas of social indicators beyond the South Asian countries and is worth mentionable even among the Muslim countries,” said the envoy during his meeting with Foreign Minister Abul Hasan Mahmood Ali at his office on Tuesday. The high commissioner also appreciated introduction and expansion of solar energy network in rural Bangladesh. Responding to the Pak envoy’s interest, the foreign minister said solar energy plays a vital role in off-grid electrification and supplying power in rural areas. He told Mr Shuja Alam to send a delegation to gather practical knowledge from Bangladesh’s experience in this sector. The high commissioner also held a meeting with State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam and expressed his country’s interest about Bangladesh ready-made garments and ceramic products. He also stressed the need for exchanging business delegations between the two countries to help strengthen bilateral business ties. Welcoming the new envoy, both Mr Mahmood Ali and Mr Shahriar Alam hoped that relations between the two countries will be strengthened further during the new high commissioner’s tenure in Dhaka. Mr Shuja Alam presented his credentials to President Abdul Hamid at Bangab-haban on March 21.
