{"id":33305,"date":"2017-05-17T05:35:24","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T05:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=33305"},"modified":"2017-05-17T05:35:24","modified_gmt":"2017-05-17T05:35:24","slug":"foreigners-still-at-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=33305","title":{"rendered":"Foreigners still at risk"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"denmark\"Foreigners living in Bangladesh are still not safe, despite various measures taken by the government of the host country and different missions, Danish ambassador to Dhaka Mikael Hemniti Winther said yesterday. Since the terrorist attacks on Holy Artisan Bakery July 1, last year, he said that although about 10 months have gone by, the foreigners are even now affected mentally, psychologically and emotionally.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cIt\u2019s still risky for the foreigners. I cannot move around as I move in Denmark,\u201d the envoy told a questioner at \u2018DCAB Talk\u2019, the signature programme of the Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh, at the National Press Club.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were very affected mentally, psychologically and emotionally,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut, we now feel better than before and we are happy for the assurance of the government in ensuring the security of the foreigners,\u201d said the Danish ambassador, flanked by DCAB president Rezaul Karim and general secretary Pantho Rahaman.<\/p>\n

\u201cForeigners are exposed to attacks…Our country is also exposed,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The envoy also talked about various issues including challenges Bangladesh faces in attracting foreign investment, Rampal power plant, climate change, good governance, human rights, space for civil society, Rohingyas and freedom of press.<\/p>\n

To a question regarding investment, Winther said that Bangladesh can attract much more foreign direct investment (FDI) that now if major challenges like governance,
\ncorruption and infrastructure can be addressed.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn line with the Bangladesh\u2019s GDP, foreign investment is much lower. Even, the Danish investment is much lower than that of I would want,\u201d he said, adding that about 70 Danish companies are doing businesses in Bangladesh in association with local partners.<\/p>\n

Striking a note of optimism, the diplomat said that Bangladesh is \u2018slowly\u2019 turning to a trading partner rather than an aid partner and the two-way trade between Dhaka and Copenhagen has doubled since 2011. \u201cDenmark is a longstanding development partner of Bangladesh.<\/p>\n

We believe in an inclusive, pro-poor and sustainable growth approach as promotion of human rights,\u201d he said.\u00a0 When asked about Rampal power plant project, which, according to many, can harm UNESCO heritage site the Sunderbans, the ambassador declined to make any comment on any particular project, but said that generally it is preferable if the opinions of the experts are given proper importance.<\/p>\n

Placing great emphasis on overall freedom of press, he said that they are closely following the much-talked about article 57 of the ICT Act.<\/p>\n

\u201cKey reasons why Denmark is a happy countries include social security, freedom of expression, trust \u2013 both in each other and in public institutions, good governance, work life balance, wealth and a strong civil society,\u201d said the envoy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Foreigners living in Bangladesh are still not safe, despite various measures taken by the government of the host country and different missions, Danish ambassador to Dhaka Mikael Hemniti Winther said yesterday. Since the terrorist attacks on Holy Artisan Bakery July 1, last year, he said that although about 10 months have gone by, the foreigners […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":33306,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n