The visiting Chairperson of the network Prince Karim Aga Khan, also the spiritual leader of the 15 million Shia Ismaili Muslims, and Foreign Minister Dipu Moni singed the protocol at the Prime Minister’s Office on Monday.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the protocol would enable the Network to operate in Bangladesh with its 10 wings, nine of which are not-for-profit.
Aga Khan Foundation, Aga Khan Health Services, Aga Khan Planning and Building Services, Aga Khan Education Services, Aga Khan Academies, Aga Khan University, The University of Central Asia, Aga Khan Trust for Culture, Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance, and Focus Humanitarian Assistance are the non-profit wings.
Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development is a profitable venture.
The Network has been working in Bangladesh with different NGOs since 1980.
Aga Khan arrived in Dhaka on Monday morning on a two-day visit on the government’s invitation and met with the President, Prime Minister, Finance Minister and Foreign Minister after paying respects to the Liberation War heroes at the National Memorial in Savar.
He also placed wreaths at the portrait of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Bangabandhu Memorial Museum.
via Govt in deal with Aga Khan network – bdnews24.com.
http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/index.php?ref=MjBfMDlfMTdfMTNfMV8xXzE4MzcyNQ==
http://reliefweb.int/report/bangladesh/bangladesh-and-aga-khan-development-network-sign-protocol-cooperation
http://theindependentbd.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=186176:bangladesh-akdn-sign-protocol-of-cooperation&catid=132:backpage&Itemid=122
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