Staff Correspondent
Swedish Crown Princess Victoria together with Minister for International Development Cooperation and
Foreign Trade Johan Forssell will come to Bangladesh, according to sources.
The visit will take place on 18–21 March on the occasion of HRH The Crown Princess’s role as Goodwill
Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs). UNDP Assistant Secretary General Ulrika Modéer will also take part.
The purpose of the visit is to get a glimpse of the journey of development that Bangladesh has made. It
is also an opportunity to study progress and ongoing challenges in the implementation of the SDGs,
focusing on climate, gender equality, the green and digital transition and the role of the business sector.
