Meeting with Chief Whip of US Deputy Mission Chief in Dhaka

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Chief Whip of the National Assembly. A delegation led by Megan Baldin, head of the United States Deputy Mission in Bangladesh, paid a courtesy call on Nurul Islam at his office on Tuesday. During the meeting, they discussed various issues including parliamentary democracy in Bangladesh, development of democracy, revival of democracy in Bangladesh, development of economic relations, commercial relations, session of National Parliament.

This information was informed in a press release of the National Parliament Secretariat. At this time, Chief Whip Nurul Islam said that the United States has always stood by Bangladesh’s democratic journey. Bangladesh has excellent trade relations with the United States. The United States is a major market for Bangladesh’s garment industry. He hopes that the United States, which is advanced in technology, will help us in the goal set by the Bangladesh government to create digital IT jobs.

Chief Whip said that Prime Minister Tariq Rahman is trying hard to stabilize the country’s economy. He has undertaken various programs including family card, farmer card and agricultural loan waiver to improve the fortunes of marginalized people. It is essential that the journey of democracy be smooth in implementing them. Development is not possible in any field without democracy.

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Architecture students in the United States often wish to visit Bangladesh’s Parliament Building, as it is known as one of Louis Kahn’s masterpieces, Megan Baldin said. The United States has always believed in the freedom, democracy and sovereignty of every nation.

According to the notification, the delegation included Eric Gillan, Political Adviser of the US Embassy and Feroze Ahmed, a political expert. The delegation lauded Bangladesh’s labor law reforms and was reported to be viewed very positively in Washington. The bilateral agreement includes important provisions such as anti-corruption, protection of the environment and prevention of wildlife trafficking. 90 million dollars over 5 years to fight infectious diseases in the health sector was also mentioned.