Terming her recent visit to the United Kingdom a milestone in bilateral relations between the two countries, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the three-day visit was very successful.
She said: “The three-day visit to the UK was very successful as we have [the PM and the British authority] discussed a number of bilateral issues during a series of meetings.”
“The diplomatic ties between the two countries will be more strong because of the visit.
The premier made the statement while addressing the media at her official residence Gonobhaban on Saturday morning.
The press briefing started at 11:30am.
While talking about Girl Summit 2014, Hasina said: “I have discussed the steps taken by the present government over women empowerment in Bangladesh during the summit.”
“The British prime minister appreciated the measures, which we have taken to stop child marriages. He also appreciated our step to uproot militancy and fundamentalism from the country.”
The PM said she had held a chain of meetings with British ministers and discussed a number of issues related to climate change, economic stability and women empowerment.
"They all assured me to assist Bangladesh in achieving developmental goal."
The premier visited the UK at the invitation of her British counterpart David Cameron and UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake.
The PM led a 20-member high-powered Bangladesh delegation at the Girl Summit, 2014 held in the British capital on Tuesday.
This was Sheikh Hasina's first visit to any European country after the January 5 elections in Bangladesh.
Hasina attended the high-level session of the summit and interacted with First Lady of Burkina Faso, Chantal Compaore, and Pakistan's famous education activist Malala Yousafzai at Walworth Academy. The session was moderated by UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake.
The UK government and the UNICEF jointly hosted the first-ever Girl Summit aimed at mobilising domestic and international efforts to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and Child Early and Forced Marriage (CEFM) within a generation.
