Staff Reporter:
Local Government, Rural Development (LGRD) and Cooperatives Minister Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan yesterday said Denmark’s cooperation will play an important role in addressing the capi-tal’s growing demand for clean water and worsening water crisis.
He said Denmark can be an important partner of Bangladesh in the fields of water supply, waste management and development assistance.
The LGRD minister made the remarks when Danish Ambassador to Bangladesh Christian Brix Moller called on him at the Secretariat here.
State Minister for LGRD and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam was present at the meeting.
During the meeting, they discussed further strengthening bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Denmark, expanding cooperation in water supply and waste management, and the possibil-ity of Danish investment in development projects.
At the onset of the meeting, the Danish envoy congratulated the Bangladesh minister on assum-ing his new responsibility.
“Once the project is implemented, it will be possible to meet the increasing demand for clean wa-ter in Dhaka to a large extent,” he said.
Local Government Division Secretary Md Shahidul Hassan, Dhaka WASA Managing Director Md Aminul Islam and senior officials of the ministry were present at the meeting.
