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Bangladesh, 19-20 May 2008 - On 20 May 2008, on a state visit to Bangladesh, His Highness the Aga Khan laid a foundation stone for Bangladesh’s first Aga Khan Academy. The Academy in Dhaka will eventually be part of a network of 18 centres of educational excellence in a total of 14 countries across Africa, Central and South Asia and the Middle East. The schools will use the International Baccalaureate curriculum and admit students on the basis of their academic potential rather than their ability to pay.

His Highness the Aga Khan and Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman, Bangladesh's Education Adviser, unveil the plaque commemorating the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Aga Khan Academy in Dhaka, 20 May 2008. - Photo: AKDN/Gary Otte

 

His Highness the Aga Khan speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Aga Khan Academy in Dhaka. - Photo: AKDN/Gary Otte

 

His Highness the Aga Khan speaking at State Banquet in Dhaka, Bangladesh. - Photo: AKDN/Gary Otte

 

Chief Advisor Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed meeting with His Highness the Aga Khan. - Photo: AKDN/Gary Otte

 

Chief Advisor Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed meeting His Highness the Aga Khan at Dhaka Airport. - Photo: AKDN/Gary Otte

 

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