Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Education Above All (EAA) and Silatech Organization, on March 6, 2023 met with Prime Minister of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina, who is currently visiting Qatar to participate in the Fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5).
The EAA projects in Bangladesh were discussed during the meeting, in addition to means of cooperation with Silatech in the fields of employment and vocational training.
Different issues, including education and healthcare were discussed in the meeting held in the foundation headquarters in Doha.
In the meeting, Sheikha Moza praised Sheikh Hasina for her outstanding leadership to ensure the wellbeing of 170 million people of Bangladesh, said Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen while briefing reporters.
“You (Sheikh Hasina) have achieved incredible success”, Sheikha Moza was quoted.
In this context, the Prime Minister said that she works for the people.
“It was my father’s dream. I am trying to fulfill his dream. I have not done anything extraordinary”, she was quoted.
Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser wanted to know what Bangladesh is doing for women and children.
Then the premier highlighted on her government’s different steps taken for education and health sectors, particularly establishment of community clinics, providing scholarships, stipends and free textbooks for the students to spread education.
She said various trainings are being given for human resource development.
In the meeting, the activities run in Bangladesh with the fund of the Qatar Foundation also came up for the discussion.
The Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development is a state-led non-profit organization in Qatar, founded in 1995 by then-emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and his wife Moza bint Nasser.
