A meeting was held between PKSF and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on 13 February 2024 at PKSF Bhaban in Agargaon, Dhaka. The meeting was presided over by Dr Nomita Halder ndc, Managing Director, PKSF. During the discussion, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Deputy Director Leesa Shrader and Senior Program Officer Raania Rizvi expressed their interest in PKSF’s financial and non-financial initiatives, such as sustainable poverty alleviation, women’s empowerment and digitalization. PKSF’s Additional Managing Director Md Fazlul Kader gave a brief overview of these programs.

In the meeting, PKSF’s General Manager Dr AKM Nuruzzaman gave a presentation on the history and multi-dimensional activities of PKSF. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation representatives expressed their interest in collaborating with PKSF in the future.