Sri Lanka's first lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa and Maldives vice-president's wife Ilham Hussain on Tuesday met separately with the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, at her Ganabhaban residence Tuesday.
Both the ladies highly appreciated autism expert Saima Wazed Hossain, daughter of Hasina, and her initiative in the field.
Shiranthi Rajapaksa and Ilham Hussain expressed identical opinion that the awareness on autism would increase widely among the participants in the two-day regional conference held in Dhaka, prime minister's press secretary Abul Kalam Azad, who was present in both the meetings, told the reporters.
He informed that the two ladies also appreciated the 'Dhaka Declaration' on autism. They also discussed issues of bilateral interest during their meeting with the prime minister.
During the meetings, Hasina apprised the two ladies of the developments in the field of women empowerment and healthcare in the country.
Hasina's discussion with Ilham Hussain also featured the Maldives students who are studying in Bangladesh.
Ambassador at-large M Ziauddin and principal secretary MA Karim were also present.
Source : New Age
