Foreign Minister Md Shahriar Alam spoke about progress after the meeting with Stephen Biegun, the U. S. undersecretary of state, at a Hotel in Dhaka on Wednesday night.
Shahriar said he was looking for the United States for more productive use of investments in progression or the BUILD Act for a faster recovery of the effects of the pandemic.
Biegun noted that the length of Bangladesh’s industry is greater than that of countries with the United States under the law, according to Shahriar.
“It can be a flexible industrial agreement. He encouraged us to talk about it,” the minister of state said.
The United States is helping some countries with an economic surprise through the law, which states that the U. S. International Development Finance Corporation will give “preferential attention to projects sponsored through or involving personal sector entities that are Americans. “
When asked about Bangladesh’s amenities in the United States under the Generalized Preference System or GSP, Shahriar said they would talk about the factor when profits expire on December 30. “Perhaps there will be a new mechanism. And they’re holding elections at the time,” he said.
Biegun noted at the assembly that the duration of Bangladesh’s economy and the capacity of the population had increased significantly.
“Given those things in general, he (Biegun) said we can aim for something bigger. That’s where the flex industry challenge came in,” Shahriar said.
The U. S. undersecretary arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday afternoon for three days after his excursion to India.
The U. S. diplomat will meet prime minister Sheikh Hasina in Ganabhaban on Thursday afternoon after a meeting with Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen at The State Guesthouse Padma.
The Bangladeshi Minister of State had invited the United States to explore fuel fields on land and on the high seas.
Bangladesh’s progress in the sector greatly pleased Biegun, who noted that a Bangladeshi company had chartered a floating garage and a regasification unit or FSRU from US company Excelerate Energy to import LNG.
He also pledged to hire more U. S. corporations to paint in Bangladesh’s energy sector.
In addition to ready-to-wear clothing, Bangladesh exports jute and jute products, and a partnership in shipbuilding, ICT, pharmaceuticals, footwear and leather and computer services.
A former special envoy to North Korea, Biegun’s commitments in Bangladesh would focus on selling the “common vision of a free, open, inclusive, non-violent and safe Indo-Pacific region with shared prosperity for all,” the State Department said earlier.
Shahriar said they had discussed the main points of the factor at the meeting.
“We reiterate our position that we need an open and inclusive region based on shared prosperity for mutual benefit. “
When asked if he discussed the complexities of visas for Bangladeshi who wish to enter the United States, Shahriar said, “They (United States) take time. But the discussions will continue. “
DHAKA DOESN’T WANT LONG-TERM ROHINGYA PLANS
Bangladeshi officials said at the assembly that they are interested in long-term plans for Rohingya who have fled the persecution and repression of the army in Myanmar to seek safe haven in Bangladesh.
The United States and the United Kingdom invited Bangladesh to discuss a joint reaction programme on one million Rohingya refugees on 22 October, Shahriar said.
“But we don’t need the long-term program to take longer, because our main goal is to return the Rohingya,” he said.
The U. S. undersecretary referred to sanctions on Myanmar following the Rohingya crisis.
He also said they would recommit to Myanmar about the factor after elections in any of the countries. The United States will move to the general election on November 3, while Myanmar will move to the general election on November 8.
Biegun must pay tribute to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the Dhanmondi Memorial Museum on Thursday morning.