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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged President of the Swiss Confederation Alain Berset to encourage his country's businesses to invest more in Bangladesh.
She made the request during her call on the Swiss president at the bilateral meeting room in Palais des Nations.
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen briefed the reporters after the meeting. Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen and PM’s speech writer M Nazrul Islam were also present, reports UNB.
Hasina urged Switzerland to continue LDC facilities to Bangladesh for additional three years after its graduation in 2026.
PM’s speech writer quoted Hasina as telling the Swiss leader that after the assassination of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman she had to lead life as a refugee.
She also briefly described her struggle for establishing democracy, right for vote and food in Bangladesh.
Responding to a question Momen said that Myanmar has historically expelled Rohingyas several times.
“Recently, we are doing good business with Switzerland. We are doing almost one billion dollars’ worth of business. We are exporting goods to Switzerland, mainly RMG items,” Momen said.
In a separate meeting with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi at the meeting room of Hotel President PM Hasina asked the agency to create conducive environment in Myanmar so that Rohingyas could return to their homeland.
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