OIC TO LAUNCH $10B POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAMME

Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) Dr Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu has said his organisation has drawn up an ambitious programme of ten billion dollars for poverty alleviation in the relatively less fortunate member nations.

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June 16, 2022

Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) Dr Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu has said his organisation has drawn up an ambitious programme of ten billion dollars for poverty alleviation in the relatively less fortunate member nations. “Bangladesh is certainly among the countries that stand to benefit from the programme,” he said in an exclusive interview with BSS Chief Editor Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury recently in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku on the sidelines of a conference. He said Bangladesh’s commitment to the OIC from the “Day One” of its entry in the OIC has been unflinching regardless of the fact which the government is in power in that country.
“With unwavering commitment and a sizeable population, Bangladesh is making contribution to the causes of OIC in every possible way,” said the Turkish scholar, now serving as the chief executive of the Jeddah-based body.
Dr Ekmeleddin said the OIC is now very much in the focus as the organisation is striving hard to make itself more relevant to the causes of its members as well as promoting peace and understanding across the world in a larger perspective. He said the organisation is sparing no efforts to accomplish the twin objectives of Islamic cohesion on one hand and global peace and harmony on the other.