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Hasina seeks more Saudi assistance

UNB, Dhaka
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the Saudi government to increase their development assistance to Bangladesh and recruit larger volume of human resources from the country.
She suggested that Saudi Arabia could recruit both unskilled and skilled manpower from Bangladesh, particularly engineers, doctors and nurses.
The prime minister made the request when Saudi Ambassador in Dhaka Abdullah Nasir-Al Bossairy called on her at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in the morning.
The saudi ambassador formally handed over to
Sheikh Hasina a letter of felicitation from Saudi
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King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz on her assumption of the office of prime minister.
The PM expressed her thanks to the Saudi King for his congratulation and extended an invitation to him for visiting Bangladesh.
The Saudi envoy assured that Saudi Arabia would "gradually" increase development assistance to Bangladesh and recruit more manpower from the country.
During the discussion, the prime minister laid emphasis on establishing peace in the Middle Eastern countries as well as across the world for prosperity of all mankind.
They also discussed various issues of mutual interests and hoped tliat the existing friendly relations between Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia would be strengthened further in the days to come.
Later, a three-member delegation of Prince Aga Khan I $hia Imami Ismaili Council of 1 Bangladesh led by its president Habib Hirji paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Habib Hirji formally handed over a felicitation letter from Prince Aga Khan, Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, to Sheikh Hasina on her assumption of the office of Prime Minister.
The delegation apprised the PM of their various development projects in Bangladesh including the proposed Aga Khan Academy and Ismaili JamayatKhana.
The PM was also informed that Prince Aga Khan has expressed his willingness to build more educational institutions in Bangladesh.
The Prime Minister inquired about the wellbeing of members of the Shia Ismaili communitylivingin Bangladesh.
Secretary to the PMO Kazi Aminul Islam and Press Secretary to the Prime Minister Abul Kalam Azad were present on the occasion.