The WEF will also arrange an event in Bangladesh next year on the occasion of the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
The decisions came at a meeting held between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and WEF Founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab on the sidelines of the WEF's Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2019 here.
After the meeting held at the WEF's executive chairman's office at Dalian International Conference Centre, Foreign Secretary Md Shahidul Haque briefed reporters. PM's Speech Writer Md Nazrul Islam was present on the occasion.
“The World Economic Forum will arrange a big event in Davos in 2021 focusing on Bangladesh and Bangabandhu...Bangladesh will be the main focus in Davos as a country,” said the Foreign Secretary describing the decisions as 'a huge achievement' for Bangladesh.
The WEF executive chairman also confirmed that he will attend the WEF event to be held in Bangladesh in 2020 focusing on Bangladesh and Bangabandhu, said Shahidul Haque.
Highly appreciating Bangladesh's tremendous development, Schwab told the Prime Minister: "Your forward-looking and intelligent policies are being highly acclaimed globally."
The WEF executive chairman said it is a matter of surprise that Bangladesh is witnessing stunning development despite its resource constraints. "It's really a matter of surprise," he said.
While talking about the Rohingya issue, Schwab highly praised the prime minister for giving shelter to over one million Rohingyas in Bangladesh.
"We (always) discuss the Rohingya issue in our platform and you can also use the platform in this regard," he told the PM.
The WEF executive chairman said a meeting of the WEF's South Asia Forum will be held on October 3-4 in New Delhi.
"Proposals were made to arrange various sessions on regional cooperation and economic development keeping Sheikh Hasina and Narendra Modi there," he said.
The foreign secretary said, "The honourable prime minister accepted the proposal, and we’ve started working on it."
On the Rohingya issue, Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh is trying to solve the protracted crisis bilaterally. "But the Rohingyas cannot be sent back. So, there’s a need for international support," she said.
Haque said the prime minister reiterated her call to the international community to keep up their pressure on Myanmar in this regard.
Sheikh Hasina also pointed out the Bhashanchar Island where forcibly displaced Rohingyas from Myanmar will be given temporary shelter.
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, PM's Private Industry and Investment adviser Salman F Rahman and PMO Secretary Sajjadul Hassan were present at the meeting.