Indian Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari visits Dhaka; Trade fair organised by the India Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IBCCI) with the support of Indian High Commission in Dhaka; IBCCI for Special Economic Zone in Sylhet for Indian inves
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    • Indian Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari visited Dhaka on May 5, 2011 on a two-day visit to join the 150th birth anniversary celebration of Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore. During his visit, he met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Foreign Minister Dipu Moni and Leader of the Opposition Khaleda Zia and discussed bilateral matters and issues of common concern.1

    India Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IBCCI) with the support of Indian High Commission in Dhaka has organised a three-day trade fair to showcase the products of the two neighbouring countries.2 IBCCI has also urged the government of Bangladesh to set up a special economic zone (SEZ) in Sylhet for Indian investors.3

    Bangladesh State Minister for Environment and Forest Dr Hasan Mahmud met Australian Climate Change Affairs Minister Greg Combet in Australian capital Canberra on May 3 where the Australian minister announced 16 million US dollars grants to Bangladesh for facing the challenges caused by climate change impact.4

    In another development, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left for Turkey on May 7 on a four-day visit to attend the fourth UN Conference on LDCs to be held in Istanbul.5 Meanwhile, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on May 2, gave a green signal to a proposal that Bangladesh leases land in some African countries and send farmers there to grow crops like rice and cotton for its consumption as well as export.6

    In other developments, the World Bank estimated Bangladesh's GDP growth at 6.2 percent for fiscal year 2010-11, up from 5.8 percent in the previous year. 7

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