Bangladesh to benefit from OIC’s $10b poverty alleviation programme by thedailystar.net

Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) Dr Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu has said his organisation has drawn up an ambitious programme of ten billion dollars for poverty alleviation in the relatively less fortunate member nations.

“Bangladesh is certainly among the countries that stand to benefit from the programme,” he said in an exclusive interview with BSS Chief Editor Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury recently in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku on the sidelines of a conference.

He said Bangladesh’s commitment to the OIC from the “Day One” of its entry in the OIC has been unflinching regardless of the fact which the government is in power in that country. “With unwavering commitment and a sizeable population, Bangladesh is making contribution to the causes of OIC in every possible way,” said the Turkish scholar, now serving as the chief executive of the Jeddah-based 53-nation body. [Read more]