Rahul leaves for Bangladesh on five-day visit

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's keen interest in rural development models on Friday took him to Bangladesh where he will get first-hand knowledge of the activities of Bangladesh Rural Advancement Centre (BRAC) in various sectors and micro-finance projects of Gramin Bank.

Gandhi had shown interest in BRAC's work and will begin his five-day visit by seeing its several projects. The Centre's activities include micro-finance, women's empowerment, community health, education, legal and human rights protection, and rural programmes, its Public Affairs Director Mohd Anwarul Huq said on phone from Dhaka.

The 38-year-old leader will also visit some projects of Gramin Bank whose founder and Nobel laureate Mohammed Yunus had met him in Delhi last year.

By visiting BRAC projects, Rahul will join a long list of high-profile personalities including former US President Bill Clinton, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Microsoft founder Bill Gates.