Danish Minister due today

Jørn Neergard Larsen
Jørn Neergard Larsen
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UNB, Dhaka :Danish Minister for Employment Jørn Neergard Larsen arrives here on Monday morning on a four-day official to discuss various issues of mutual interests.During the visit, he will launch a strategic Sector Cooperation on Improving Workers Safety between Danish and Bangladesh governments, a senior official told UNB on Sunday. He will have meetings with State Minister for Labour and Employment Md Mujibul Haque, top officials of Danish companies in Dhaka, and visit a readymade garment factory near Dhaka and a Rana Plaza victim rehabilitation project.The minister is also likely to meet President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during his stay here, and those are yet to be finalised.Norwegian State Minister for Trade, Industry and Fisheries Dilek Ayhan will arrive here on Tuesday morning on a three-day official visit, another official at the Foreign Ministry told UNB. She will meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak, business leaders, Grameenphone top officials and some civil society members during her stay here.Both Danish Minister Neergard Larsen and Norwegian State Minister Dilek Ayhan will attend the official launching ceremony of the Nordic Embassy premises comprising Denmark, Norway and Sweden in the city on Tuesday evening. Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali will attend the function as the chief guest. State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam will also attend.

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