Bangladesh Finance Minister To Lead World

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