Foreign and Military Affairs

Bangladesh to learn poverty reduction from China

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-08-25 17:43

DHAKA - "Bangladesh can learn the poverty reduction experiences from China," Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said here Wednesday.

While meeting with Chinese delegation led by Fan Xiaojian, director of the Office for Poverty Alleviation and Development under the State Council of China, Hasina said China has set a good example for the world on poverty alleviation.

Hasina said the Bangladeshi government is very much concerned with developing economy, reducing poverty and improving people's lives.

"We have taken different measures to develop education, reduce rate of illiteracy and strengthen the construction of social security," she said.

Fan Xiaojian said at the meeting that China has made great achievement in poverty alleviation. "Due to the international financial crisis, the speed of reducing poverty has become slow in recent years," he said.

Fan said China is also facing many problems and challenges in poverty reduction. "With this in mind, we need to learn the experiences from other countries like Bangladesh in reducing poverty."

At the invitation of the BRAC, a local NGO and one of the biggest NGOs in the world, the Chinese delegation came to Bangladesh on Friday for a 7-day visit with the purpose to strengthen the exchange and cooperation between China and Bangladesh, promote China's successful experience in poverty alleviation and learn from Bangladesh's good way in removing poverty.