British envoy visits CHT to observe UK-supported initiatives | News

DHAKA, Sept 17, 2025 (BSS) - British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke visited the Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT) to observe the impact of UK-funded health and education programmes aimed at improving the lives of marginalised and indigenous communities in the region. During the two-day visit on September 15-16, she travelled to Khagrachari and Rangamati, where she witnessed how UK support delivered in partnership with Bangladesh, the United Nations, and local organisations has enhanced maternal and child health services, said a British High Commission press release here today. During her visit to local health centres, Cooke observed how UK assistance is helping mothers to deliver babies safely, access family planning services and benefit from life-saving cervical cancer screening, many for...