US embassy cable - 05DHAKA4293

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