Executive Chairman of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change and Former British prime minister Tony Blair had a breakfast meeting with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday at her official residence Ganabhaban in Dhaka.
PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim, while briefing reporters, said during the meeting the former British prime minister apprised Sheikh Hasina of the activities of his institute.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appreciated the Tony Blair Institute’s mission to equip leaders and governments for the global future.
She recalled her various meeting with Tony Blair while he was the prime minister of Britain.
Karim said both reviewed Bangladesh-UK relations.
They also talked about sports, particularly cricket, as the England cricket team is touring Bangladesh right now.
Principal Secretary M Tofazzel Hossain Miah, Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen, PMO Secretary Mohammad Salahuddin and British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson were present during the meeting.
