Shawdesh Desk: Microsoft founder Bill Gates paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in New York on Thursday.

Gates, one of the richest men in the world met Hasina at the Lotte New York Palace hotel on Thursday afternoon local time.

Prime Minister’s ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy, chairperson of the National Advisory Council of Neuro Development Disorder and Autism of Bangladesh Saima Wazed Hossain Putul, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen, Prime Minister’s Adviser for Private Industry and Investment Salman F Raman were present during the meeting.
Bill Gates is the co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the largest charitable organizations in the world, with a fund of $51 billion. The foundation works in developing countries for the poverty alleviation and development of health and education.

Besides Gates, International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, UN refugee agency UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi and former UNESCO director-general Irina Bokova also met Hasina.

Besides them, ExxonMobil LNG Market Development Chairman Alex Volkov called on Hasina.