Bangladesh delegation meets IFAD president

June 15, 2014 00:00:00

Bangladesh delegation to the 31st FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) Conference led by fisheries and livestock minister Muhammed Sayedul Hoque met president of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Dr Kanayo F Nwanze in Rome, Italy on June

Bangladesh delegation to the 31st FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) Conference led by fisheries and livestock minister Muhammed Sayedul Hoque met with president of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Dr Kanayo F Nwanze in Rome, Italy on June 12, reports BSS.

They discussed the existing and future collaboration between Bangladesh and IFAD in agriculture, fisheries and livestock sector for poverty alleviation and economic development, according to a message received in the capital Saturday.

During the meeting, the fisheries & livestock minister was assisted, among others, by Bangladesh ambassador Shahdat Hossain, director general of Fisheries Dr Syed Arif Azad and chairman of Bangladesh Shrimp and Fish Foundation Syed Mahmudul Huq.