UNB, Dhaka :
In her capacity as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA), Dutch Queen Máxima arrived here on Monday morning on a three-day visit.
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali, Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman and other senior officials received her at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport after her arrival at about 8:25am.
The visit, at the invitation of Bangladesh government, is part of Queen Máxima’s global efforts to raise awareness and foster action towards financial inclusion for everyone, according to UNDP press release.
Queen Máxima was appointed UNSGSA in 2009. In this capacity, the UNSGSA advocates for advancing the financial inclusion agenda focusing in particular on financially excluded people and small businesses.
During her stay in Bangladesh, the UNSGSA is scheduled to meet President Abdul Hamid, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Finance Minister AMA Muhith, Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman, as well as other senior officials of the government, development partners, members of the civil society and the private sector.
In her capacity as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA), Dutch Queen Máxima arrived here on Monday morning on a three-day visit.
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali, Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman and other senior officials received her at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport after her arrival at about 8:25am.
The visit, at the invitation of Bangladesh government, is part of Queen Máxima’s global efforts to raise awareness and foster action towards financial inclusion for everyone, according to UNDP press release.
Queen Máxima was appointed UNSGSA in 2009. In this capacity, the UNSGSA advocates for advancing the financial inclusion agenda focusing in particular on financially excluded people and small businesses.
During her stay in Bangladesh, the UNSGSA is scheduled to meet President Abdul Hamid, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Finance Minister AMA Muhith, Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman, as well as other senior officials of the government, development partners, members of the civil society and the private sector.
