DHAKA, Sept 6, 2019 (BSS) – Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury has
expressed his optimism that Bangladesh will do well in achieving Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
“I am quite confident that we will do very well in achieving Sustainable
Development Goal,” he told a seminar at the Long Gallery of Northern Ireland
Assembly building (Stormont) in Belfast on Thursday, said a press release
here today.
Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh High Commission in London Muhammad
Zulqar Nain was present at the event.
Saifuzzaman said the present government has been working relentlessly to
build a poverty-free and non-discriminatory prosperous Bangladesh.
The seminar entitled ‘Bangladesh: A Golden Journey to Development’ was
sponsored by Mairtin O Muilleoir MLA, Chris Lyttle MLA and Mike Nesbitt MLA
of the Northern Ireland Assembly and organised by Study Circle, a UK-based
research organisation.
Former Supreme Court Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik and
International Affairs Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League Dr Shammi Ahmed
were present as the speakers.
The event was chaired by Study Circle President Syed Mozammel Ali while M
Irt N O Muilleoir delivered the welcome address.
Speakers mainly highlighted the development and progress of Bangladesh as
one of the world’s fastest-growing economies.
They praised the recent development in Bangladesh and also suggested that
the issues related to good governance, climate change, the role of women in
politics, Rohingya crisis should be addressed taking effective measures for
sustainable economic growth.
Local political representatives, members of the Northern Ireland business
community and charity and voluntary sectors, members of the local Bangladeshi
community, academics, journalists and diplomats were present at the seminar
and participated in the discussion.