UNB, Dhaka :
The government on Monday briefed diplomats over the recently held census on undocumented Rohingya nationals living in Bangladesh and progress over the upcoming GFMD Summit.
Foreign Secretary and Chair of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) Md Shahidul Haque briefed the diplomats and representatives of the UN agencies on the two issues at the state guesthouse Padma in the afternoon. Talking to reporters after the briefing, the Foreign Secretary said Bangladesh is the current chair of the GFMD and its next summit will be held here in December. “We’re hoping that many ministers and various level delegates will attend the summit. We’ve informed the diplomats about the progress made so far over the event,” Haque said. The 9th GFMD Summit is scheduled to be held in Dhaka on December 10-12 2016.
As 2016 marks the first year after the adoption of the Agenda, the summit will be held under the overarching theme “Migration that works for Sustainable Development of All: Towards a Transformative Migration Agenda.” Meanwhile, the government has recently conducted the first-ever census on the undocumented Myanmar nationals living in Bangladesh.
The government on Monday briefed diplomats over the recently held census on undocumented Rohingya nationals living in Bangladesh and progress over the upcoming GFMD Summit.
Foreign Secretary and Chair of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) Md Shahidul Haque briefed the diplomats and representatives of the UN agencies on the two issues at the state guesthouse Padma in the afternoon. Talking to reporters after the briefing, the Foreign Secretary said Bangladesh is the current chair of the GFMD and its next summit will be held here in December. “We’re hoping that many ministers and various level delegates will attend the summit. We’ve informed the diplomats about the progress made so far over the event,” Haque said. The 9th GFMD Summit is scheduled to be held in Dhaka on December 10-12 2016.
As 2016 marks the first year after the adoption of the Agenda, the summit will be held under the overarching theme “Migration that works for Sustainable Development of All: Towards a Transformative Migration Agenda.” Meanwhile, the government has recently conducted the first-ever census on the undocumented Myanmar nationals living in Bangladesh.
