Country Director of Bangladesh Resident Mission of Asian Development Bank (ADB) Hua Du today paid farewell call to President Professor Dr Iajuddin Ahmed at Bangabhaban here today.

During the meeting, the outgoing ADB country Director apprised the president of its different activities and support to Bangladesh in achieving its apprised goals in various fields including expanding quality primary education, creating business environment, developing private sector, ensuring high economic growth and food security and protecting environment.

She said the ADB has allocated the highest allocation in 2007-08 fiscal with US$ 965 million for Bangladesh during the present government and the disbursement also recorded the highest amount during the same period.

The Country Director said ADB is the lead development partners for the ongoing Second Primary Education Sector Development Programme aimed at reducing poverty through contributing sustainable socioeconomic development as envisaged in Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

She also highly appreciated the different reforms programmes undertaken by the present government in various fields and its performance in enhancing efficiency and productivity through strengthening private sectors.

She also praised for developing rural infrastructures and irrigation irrigation, ensuring available agriculture credit for farmers and supplying highbred seeds that contributed significantly to increase agriculture productivity and domestic food products.

The ADB Country Director apprised the President that ADB attaches high priority to the effects of climate change and has set-up the climate change fund for assisting its developing member countries threatened by climate change.

She also told the President that Bangladesh that contributing only less than 0.1 percent to global climate change is one of the most suffering countries by global warming.

Hua Du, who was staying for the last six year in Bangladesh, highly appreciated the people of the country for their warm hospitality, courage and hard working.

The President thanked the outgoing ADB country Director for her performance during the six-year long tenure.

He sought the outgoing ADB country director's cooperation in the development efforts of Bangladesh in the days to come.

He also appreciated the contribution of ADB to the development of Bangladesh and sought enhanced assistance from ADB in developing power, gas and transportation sectors of Bangladesh.

Secretary of President's Office Md Sirajul Islam, Military Secretary to the President Major General Mohammad Ruhul Amin and Press Secretary Abdul Awal Howlader were present.