16 Feb. 2012. Dhaka. Bangladesh-US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia ROBERT O BLAKE addresses a news conference at the National Press Club in the capital on Thursday. The US government is looking forward to the appointment of an efficient leader to Grameen Bank for running the country’s largest micro-credit institution effectively, a US official said Thursday. © Monirul Alam
A pedestrians cross on the road is in Indian prime minister MANMOHAN SINGH and Bangladesh prime minister SHEIKH HASINA portraits display in the Dhaka city durng his visit in Bangladesh. Singh has concluded a historic visit to Bangladesh by signing a series of protocols but without agreement on two major issues water and transit. Dhaka and New Delhi have issued a 65-point joint statement on the concluding day of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s two-day state visit to Bangladesh which envisages entire range of bilateral issues and cooperation for future development, according to the media report. Dhaka, September 2011. © Monirul Alam
A Bangladeshi painter prepares a digital banner as a portrait of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, which are displayed in the city during of Singh’s visit in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Singh is scheduled to visit Bangladesh on 6 September 2011. Dhaka September 2011. © Monirul Alam
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