UNCLAS DHAKA 004293

SIPDIS

DEPT FOR EB/CBA; EB/IFD/OMA; EB/IFD/ODF
DEPT FOR SA/PAB

E.O. 12958: DECL: N/A
TAGS: EFIN EAID ECON BG
SUBJECT: Bangladesh Finance Minister To Lead World
Bank-IMF Meeting Delegation


1. Bangladesh Finance Minister Saifur Rahman will
lead the Bangladesh delegation to the annual
meeting of the World Bank-IMF. During this visit,
the delegation will also attend the High Level
Plenary Meeting of 60th session of the United
Nations General Assembly to discuss the MDG's
Development Support Credit (DSC-III) and will
participate in the Commonwealth Finance Minister
and Senior Officials' meeting.


2. The delegation members are:
-- Mr. Mohammad Saifur Rahman, Minister for Finance
and Planning.
-- Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed, Governor, Bangladesh Bank.
-- Mr. Zakir Ahmed Khan, Alternate Governor, World
Bank.
-- Mr. Md. Ismail Zabiullah, Secretary, External
Relations Division, Ministry of Finance.
-- Mr. Siddiqur Rahman Chowdhury, Secretary,
Finance Division, Ministry of Finance.
-- Mr. Shamsher M. Chowdhury, BB, Ambassador,
Bangladesh Embassy, Washington, DC.
-- Mr. Md. Abul Kalam Azad, Minister (Economic),
Bangladesh Embassy, Washington, D.C.


3. Mr. Kazi Nurun Nabi, Private Secretary to the
Finance and Planning Minister, will accompany the
minister during these meetings.
Chammas