European Economic Development Council (EEDC) wishes to act as a partner of Bangladesh in the country’s socio-economic and infrastructural development.
The council particularly wants to work with the private sector entrepreneurs through preparing a medium and long term action programmme, says a statement.
The newly appointed EEDC Bangladesh Representative Ashraful Haq Chowdhury disclosed this while meeting Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen recently at the latter's office.
Mr Chowdhury mentioned that EEDC appreciates the development initiatives taken by the government of Bangladesh where the economic pattern in various indicators has made a substantial growth in recent years, and Bangladesh can be the role model for other developing countries.
The foreign minister appreciated the development initiatives and role of EEDC in Latin America, Africa, Caribbean countries and Asia. In those countries, EEDC has undertaken medium and mega projects in agriculture and fisheries, steel and shipbuilding, water management and climate change, communications, real estate, energy and green technology.
These projects have direct contributions to infrastructural development, skill development, employment generation and communication.
The foreign minister hoped EEDC would equally contribute to these sectors as well as the ones which will help to accelerate Bangladesh as a developed nation by 2041.