Chief Adviser's Special Envoy Lutfey Siddiqi has held several bilateral meetings with Singaporean ministers where he provided first-hand updates on developments in Bangladesh and pursued areas of collaboration with both the public and private sectors, reports BSS.
He held bilateral talks with Singapore's Health Minister Ong Ye Kung, Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan and State Minister (Manpower) Dinesh Vasu Dash at their respective offices on October 3, according to a message received on Tuesday.
At the invitation of Grace Foo, Singapore's Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations, Siddiqi also joined a high-level dinner at the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday (October 5).
Apart from Minister Foo, Siddiqi was greeted at his table by Minister for Manpower, Science and Technology Dr. Tan See Leng, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Gan Siow Huang, and Senior Minister of State for Transport Murali Pillai.
In addition, he exchanged views about Bangladesh and global trends with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, Senior Minister and Former Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Indranee Rajah and State Minister of National Development Alvin Tan.
At the same event, the special envoy reconnected with private sector leaders, including Ray Dalio, CEO of Grab Anthony Tan, CEO of Antler Magnus Grimeland, CEO of GIC Lim Chow Kiat, CEO of Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) Loh Boon Chye, Asia Chairman of Evercore Keith Magnus and Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce Anindya Bakrie.
Furthermore, Siddiqi rounded up the visit with bilateral meetings with Chairman of Enterprise Singapore Lee Chuan Teck, Regional CEO of PSA (Ports) Vincent Ng, and Regional Lead of PayPal Amir Valliani.
The special envoy took the opportunity to provide first-hand updates and answer questions on developments in Bangladesh and pursue areas of collaboration with both the public and private sectors. Siddiqi also thanked Singapore for the support and engagement on multiple fronts.
In a social media post recounting his meeting with Special Envoy Siddiqi, Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said with a young and hard-working population, Bangladesh has immense potential.
