The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

UNDP Administrator Kemal Dervis arrives here today on a three-day trip to meet high officials and visit sites related to general election, and development in Bangladesh.

His trip here is the second stop in a three-country Asia tour that started in Thailand and will also take him to India.

During his stay in Bangladesh, Dervis will have talk with President Prof. Iajuddin Ahmed. He will also meet Chief Election Commissioner Dr. A T M Shamsul Huda and other key government officials.

Dervis' tour includes a field visit to communities affected by cyclone SIDR where rehabilitation efforts are underway. He will see ongoing voter registration, and visit an urban poverty reduction initiative.

Together with eight other development partners, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) helped pool $50 million for the voter-registration scheme.