Turkey to offer 100 scholarships for Bangladeshi students

Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu
declared that his government would provide 100 scholarships for Bangladeshi
students annually from now on.

At a bilateral meeting held in Ankara last night, the Turkish foreign
minister made the announcement when Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul
Momen placed a proposal for the scholarship, a foreign ministry press release
said here today.

The meeting was held during a dinner party hosted by Cavusoglu in honour of
the Bangladesh foreign minister, who is now in Turkey for an official visit.

During the meeting, the two foreign ministers discussed a wide range of
bilateral issues and mutual interest between Bangladesh and Turkey.

Dr Momen urged his Turkish counterpart to take necessary steps for
increasing Turkish investment in different potential sector in Bangladesh.

The Bangladesh foreign minister also urged Turkey to continue its support
in early repatriation of forcibly displaced Rohingyas to Myanmar.

In reply, the Turkish foreign minister assured his support in increasing
Turkish investment in Bangladesh as well as in early repatriation of
Rohingyas.

Dhaka north city corporate mayor M Atiqul Islam and Bangladesh Ambassador
to Turkey Mosyud Manna were present at the time.

BSS