Today, Local Government, Rural Development, and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was visited in his office by Jean-Marc Sánchez-Charlet, the French ambassador in Bangladesh.
They reviewed the status of ongoing development projects and had in-depth talks about strengthening the two nations’ current bilateral cooperation.
The minister stated that France is a significant development partner of Bangladesh and expressed optimism that future collaboration between the two nations will grow.He placed special emphasis on strengthening collaboration in the fields of infrastructure and rural development.
He also noted that France could play an effective role in improving inter-district connectivity in underdeveloped regions of Bangladesh.
In this regard, he highlighted various challenges and development needs of less developed areas to the ambassador.
The current relationship with Bangladesh was much valued by Ambassador Jean-Marc Sánchez-Charlet.
According to him, France is eager to advance the partnership. Additionally, he sought to increase collaboration, especially in the areas of safe water supply and rural transportation systems.
Senior ministry officials and chiefs of pertinent departments were present, along with Md. Shahidul Hasan, the secretary of the Local Government Division, and Mohammad Showkat Rashid Chowdhury, the secretary of the Rural Development and Cooperatives Division.
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