Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday sought Dutch support for the ambitious reform agenda of the interim government.聽
He sought support when the ambassador of the Netherlands to Bangladesh, Irma van Dueren, paid a courtesy call on him at the state guest house Jamuna in Dhaka, according to a press release issued by the Office of the Chief Adviser.聽
The Dutch envoy expressed her country鈥簊 full support to the interim government, saying that the Netherlands would strengthen ties with Bangladesh in a wide range of areas of cooperation, including agriculture, maritime, industry, youth, knowledge economy, labour, environment and flood management.
鈥楾he chief adviser sought Dutch support for the ambitious reform agenda of the interim government. He said every institution of the country was destroyed by Sheikh Hasina鈥簊 autocratic regime,鈥� said the release.
鈥榃e have to reinvent the institutions,鈥� the release said, quoting the chief adviser as saying.
The chief adviser said that his government was committed to carrying out vital reforms in education, finance, labour sector, election commission, judiciary, civil administration, and business environment.聽
The Rohingya crisis was also discussed during the talks.聽
The chief adviser said that the Rohingyas growing up in the camps must be educated and trained so that they don鈥簍 have a bleak future.
Irma van Dueren said that they would bring in more Dutch investment in a cluster of potential businesses, including agriculture, water, and renewable energy. 聽
Lamiya Morshed, senior secretary on SDG affairs, Kazi Russel Pervez, director general of foreign ministry, and Thijs Woudstra, deputy Dutch ambassador, were also present.
