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Charles to visit projects, gas exploration site

By M Anwarul Haq
Prince Charles of Britain arrives here on February 26 on a three-day goodwill visit to Bangladesh that will give him the opportunity to see British funded prpjects. community service schemes and off-shore gas exploration work.
The visit of the Prince is taking place against the back-drop of the trip of British Prime Minister John Major who came to Dhaka only five weeks back.
Prince Charles, heir-apparent to the British throne, is widely considered an unofficial ambassador of his country and makes frequent visits abroad. This is his first visit to Bangladesh. Queen Elizabeth 11. his mother, however visited Bangladesh twice.
Charles, the Prince of Wales, after arrival by a special aircraft of the Royal Air Force at 10:30 pm. will be' received by
Foreign Minister Abdus Samad Azad at the Zia International Airport. He will be taken in a motorcade to the British High Commissioner's residence where he would be staying.
Prince Charles, during his stay, will make courtesy calls on President Shahabuddin Ahmed and Prime Minister Sheikh Haslna at their offices.
The Prince of Wales, accompanied by Foreign Minister Abdus Samad Azad, will fly to Sylhet on February 27. There he will inaugurate the British ODA funded earth-satellite station. He will also be guest at a reception to be hosted by the people of Sylhet where he will acquaint himself with their problems. A large community of Bangladeshis from Sylhet is living in Britain.
The Prince, on the same day.
will attend the concluding session of a seminar on "NGO-Business Collaboration" being organised by PRIP Trust and PWBLF. Later, the organisers will accord a reception to him.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will host a dinner in honour of Prince Charles at the Bangabhavan the same evening.
During his stay, the Prince of Wales will also visit community service projects of ACTIONAID at Adabar in the capital.
On February 28 the Prince will visit Chittagong where he will inaugurate the new British Council Library building. He will fly by a special helicopter to the off-shore rig of Cairn Plc to sec the progress of gas drilling work.
The Prince who is coming after a tour of Kuwait and Qatar will be leaving Dhaka the same evening at 9:30 pm.