Swedish Crown Princess to visit BD on Mar 18

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden is set to visit Bangladesh for the first time in her role as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reports bdnews24.com.
Johan Forssell, the Swedish minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade, and UNDP Assistant Secretary General Ulrika Modéer will accompany the princess during her trip from Mar 18-21.
The visit will offer the princess a chance to get a glimpse of Bangladesh's development journey and to take stock of the challenges facing the implementation of the SDGs, the Swedish foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
"Sweden and Bangladesh's partnership goes back more than 50 years and consists of long-term development cooperation and extensive trade. Bangladesh has made an impressive development journey in recent years and is expected to transition from a low-income country to a middle-income country in 2026," said Forssell.