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Published on September 23, 2014
The Prime Minister came up with the request when she met her Norwegian counterpart Erna Solberg at the Bilateral Room in the UN Headquarters here yesterday noon.
After the meeting, PM's Media Advisor Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury briefed reporters.
He said the two leaders discussed issues related to bilateral interests.
The Norwegian premier highly appreciated Bangladesh's tremendous development in the ICT sector, especially digitisation in various fields, under the initiative of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
In this connection, Sheikh Hasina invited the Norwegian Prime Minister to visit Bangladesh to see the development in the ICT sector.
"You can see yourself the stunning success that took place in the ICT sector in Bangladesh over the last five and a half years," she said.
The Norwegian premier also lauded Bangladesh's progress in women empowerment.
Meanwhile, Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to join a reception to be hosted by US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at Worldorf Astoria Hotel here tonight.
-Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)
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