Blair meets Hasina, praises Bangladesh's economic uplift

LONDON, May 7 (BSS): Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK) Tony Blair has highly praised Bangladesh's tremendous economic advancement under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and expressed his desire to help the country for its further development.
He made the remarks when he paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh Prime Minister at her place of residence, The Claridge Hotel's bilateral meeting room, this morning.
"The former UK Prime Minister has highly admired Bangladesh's development and wanted to help Bangladesh in its further development, "Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen told a news briefing after the meeting.
Quoting the Bangladesh Premier as saying, Momen said, "We have to generate more employment so that we need to attract more foreign investment in Bangladesh."