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Last Day in Bangladesh for Queen Mathilde

  February 8, 2023 at 6:39 pm by

Queen Mathilde started her third and last day in Bangladesh today, Wednesday February 8, with the field visits. The first one was in the Sutarkhali Union where the Queen was informed about the UN-supported LoGIC project that aims to improve “local level planning and a strengthened financing mechanism for community-based climate change adaptation solutions through local government”.Then, in the city of Khulna, Queen Mathilde saw the impact of climate change … Continue reading →

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Queen Mathilde’s Working Visit to Bangladesh – Day Two

  February 7, 2023 at 6:44 pm by

Queen Mathilde started the second day of her working visit in Bangladesh today, Tuesday February 7, by paying a visit to the largest refugee camp in the world which is located in Cox’s Bazar, a city in Southeastern Bangladesh. In this refugee camp are present Rohingya refugees from Myanmar that, since 2017, have reached Bangladesh.During the visit at the refugee camp the Queen was informed about several UN activities dedicated … Continue reading →

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Queen Mathilde’s Working Visit to Bangladesh Begins

  February 6, 2023 at 6:19 pm by

As an Advocate for the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals, today Monday February 6, Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of The Belgians started a three-day working visit to Bangladesh.Upon the arrival in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, the Queen was welcomed by Abdul Momen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh.Afterwards the Queen went on field visit. The first stop was at the Fakir Apparels Ltd, a clothing manufacturing factory located in … Continue reading →

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Last Day in Bangladesh for Crown Princess Mary

  April 27, 2022 at 5:22 pm by

Today, Wednesday April 27, third and last day of the working visit to Bangladesh, Crown Princess Mary, along with Minister for Development Cooperation Flemming Møller Mortensen, paid a field visits in Satkhira, a district in southwestern Bangladesh. In Satkhira, the world’s largest mangrove ecosystem, the Crown Princess and the Minister were informed about the impact of climate change in this area where “millions of people have had houses and fields … Continue reading →

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Crown Princess Mary Working Visit to Bangladesh – Day Two

  April 27, 2022 at 12:55 am by

Crown Princess Mary continued her working visit to Bangladesh. On Monday April 26, she visited Cox’s Bazar district, in the southern part of Bangladesh where there is “the world’s largest refugee settlement with over 700,000 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar”. The Crown Princess, along with Minister for Development Cooperation Flemming Møller Mortensen, visited the villages where the refugees are settled and met with some members of the Rohingya community, families and children. During … Continue reading →

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Crown Princess Mary Starts Working Visit to Bangladesh

  April 25, 2022 at 12:00 pm by

Today, Monday April 25, Crown Princess Mary, accompanied by the Danish Minister for Development Cooperation Flemming Møller Mortensen, started a three-day working visit to Bangladesh. The visit began in the capital, Dhaka, where the Crown Princess and the Minister were received by the country’s Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina at Ganobhaban, the official residence of the Prime Minister. Then Crown Princess Mary was present at the signing of a new agreement … Continue reading →

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Denmark’s Crown Princess Pays Visit To Bangladesh

  April 6, 2017 at 5:29 pm by

Crown Princess Mary has embarked on a multi-day visit to Bangladesh along with the Danish Minister for Development Cooperation, Ulla Tørnæs, to bring focus to women’s economic opportunities in the nation. The visit is in conjunction with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. On her first day in the country, the Crown Princess visited the Barisal district which is impacted by floods and storms each year thanks to climate change. She met … Continue reading →

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Queen Maxima in Bangladesh: November 16-18

  November 19, 2015 at 12:52 am by

As a special advocate of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for inclusive finance for development and on invitation of the Government, Her Majesty Queen Maxima paid a visit to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh from Monday November 16 until Wednesday November 18. At the arrival at the airport in Dhaka, the Queen was welcomed by Mr. Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali, Foreign Minister and Atiur Rahman, Governor of Bangladesh Bank. Afterwards … Continue reading →

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