* Ban on cargo plane from BD would be removed soon
* Appreciates BD’s success in socio-economic development
Staff reporter
Expressing firm optimism over bilateral relations between the United Kingdom and Bangladesh, former British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday said there will be no change in the bilateral relations between the two countries following the Brexit.
He said that bilateral relations between the two countries will continue to grow in the years to come.
“There’s a win-win situation in the relations between the two countries, and the ties will continue to grow,” Cameron said when he met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in her official residence of Ganobhaban in the morning.
A referendum was held in the UK on 23 June, 2016 to decide whether it would remain in the European Union or not. And those who were in favour of leaving the EU won by 51.9 percent to 48.1 percent.
However, after the meeting, PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina put emphasis on resolving the issue of cargo plane embargo from Bangladesh and said a British company has been appointed to oversee security management of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. In this connection, Cameron expressed the hope that the problem of cargo plane ban from Bangladesh would be resolved soon.
While talking about the trade relations with Bangladesh, Cameron said British investors are coming to Bangladesh for making investment.
The former British Prime Minister offered training to the Bangladeshi workers on managerial skill, design and entrepreneurship.
He also mentioned of the big contributions of Bangladeshi diaspora to the UK’s economy.
The former British prime minister highly appreciated Bangladesh’s success in socioeconomic development under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
“Bangladesh is nearing the status of a middle income country,” he said.
The prime minister said her party has been working for speedy economic development of the country and accordingly the government is implementing its policies.
She also highlighted government’s stunning success in agriculture, food security, women empowerment and digitisation.
Sheikh Hasina said, the government is setting up 100 economic zones across the country for further industrialization and generating employment, and facilities like electricity and gas will be available in these zones.
PM’s International Affairs Advisor Dr Gowher Rizvi, Senior PMO Secretary Suraiya Begum and UK High Commissioner in Dhaka Alison Blake were present on the occasion.
