UK to develop extensive coop with BD

Ms Alison Blake, the first woman British High Commissioner to Bangladesh concluded her two-day visit to Sylhet yesterday (Wednesday).
During her visit, she held meetings with senior government officials, business leaders and hosted a reception for a cross section of the local community and expressed her hope to strengthen bilateral ties with local people due to their contribution to the British economy, politics and other sectors. “I was delighted my first tour outside Dhaka was to visit Sylhet. Many British people with Bangladeshi heritage can trace their origin to this great region,” concluding her visit Ms Alison said.
” I am proud that this Diaspora in the UK has been contributing to our economy, politics, culture and culinary industry over the years,” she said. “Many of the community people in Sylhet have close business and family ties with the UK. These people-to-people links play an important role in the strong relationship shared by the UK and Bangladesh. I am committed to strengthening the bilateral relationship and look forward to further developing our extensive cooperation,” the British High Commissioner said. Ms Alison Blake has been posted in Dhaka recently. She served a number of Diplomatic posting at home and overseas. Her immediate past posting was in Islamabad as the Deputy British High Commissioner.