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Marina Calls on President, Chief Adviser

Bangladesh-Malaysia experience sharing to prevent AIDS stressed

UNB, Dhaka
Daiin Paduka Marina Maliathir yesterday called on President lajuddin Ahmed at Bangabhaban in die city yesterday.
Praising Marina’s contributions for the development of woman and children, the president apprised her of the government's different programmes targeting women and children including free-education for
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He said Bangladesh has achieved enormous success in bringing gender parity In the country's primary schools.
lajuddin also said the micro-credit programme, run by different nongovernment organisations including Grameen Bank of Nobel Laureate Prof Mohammad Yunus helped many poor women to become self-reliant.
Marina, daughter of former Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir bin Mohammad.
expressed her deep gratitude to the president for giving her the opportunity to meet with him.
MEETS FAKHRUDDIN
Meanwhile, Marina appreciated Bangladesh's awareness activities against HIV/AIDS and showed interest in experience sharing between Malaysia and Bangladesh to prevent the deadly disease.
Marina, member of the International Committee of the Asia-Pacific Leadership Forum on HIV/AIDS, made the remarks in course of discussion when she paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Fakhruddin /Xhmed at his office yester-.lay
Responding to her, (he CA said, i he government would be happy to cooperate if Bangladesh can share its experiences in any field with Malaysia."
He said Bangladesh has identified HIV/AIDS before it becomes a problem and is doing a lot of activities to build up mass awareness about the disease.
As Marina apprised him of social and religious leaders' involvement in her country in public-awareness activity about HIV/AIDS, Fakhruddin ' nd religious and social leaders in I' mgladesh are also involved in aware -i less campaigns on many social issues like birth control and HIV/AIDS.
He noted that Bangladesh has achieved remarkable progress in social sector, including women empowerment, gender parity and reduction of infant mortality.
As Marina requested the CA to look into Bangladesh's National Committee on HIV/AIDS, Fakhruddin said Bangladesh has identified HIV/AIDS as problem and the government would do whatever necessary for activating the National Committee on HIV/AIDS
CA's press secretary Syed Fahim Munaim who was present at the meeting briefed newsmen about the meeting
Editor of Daily Amader Samoy Nayemul Islam accompanied Marina Mahathir at the meetings.