Saturday, January 17, 2009

PM seeks UK's help to form anti-terror S Asian Task Force...


Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought assistance from the British government in formation of a South Asian Task Force to meet the challenges of terrorism and militancy in the region...

The premier made the request this morning as British High Commissioner in Dhaka Stephen Nicholas Evans paid a courtesy call on Sheikh Hasina at her Sudha Sadan residence in Dhanmondi...

During the around 45-minute talks starting at about 10:00am, the prime minister also sought the UK's help in alleviating poverty and coping with the impacts of global climate change, Sheikh Hasina's Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad told reporters after the meeting...

Bilateral issues of the two countries were also discussed during the meeting, he added...

Emerging from the meeting, the British envoy told the journalists that he has assured the prime minister of the UK government's supports to Bangladesh. ..

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