Desk Report
Publish: 07 Apr 2022, 02:43 pm
Foreign Minister Dr A K Abdul Momen || Photo: Collected
Foreign Minister Dr A K Abdul
Momen has sought the support of US lawmakers to extradite Rashed Chowdhury, the
self-confessed convicted killer of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh
Mujibur Rahman, who is now residing in the US.
He placed his request while
holding separate meeting with democrat Senator Jon Ossoff and Congressman Ami
Bera, the Chairman of the House, Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the
Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation in Washington Dc.
The meetings took place on
Wednesday during his ongoing visit to US on an invitation from the US Secretary
of State Antony J Blinken, at the respective offices of the Senator and the
Congressman in the US Capital, a foreign ministry press release said here
today.
Dr Momen also sought the US
lawmakers' support on lifting of the US sanctions on RAB and said Dhaka expects
that the sanctions would be withdrawn soon.
During the meeting, the foreign
minister thankfully acknowledged the strong US humanitarian and political
support to Bangladesh in dealing with the 1.1 million Rohingya forcibly displaced
to Bangladesh by Myanmar.
He requested the US lawmakers to
persuade Myanmar in all possible ways to create a safe and secure environment
to take back all the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals temporarily staying
in Bangladesh to their homeland in Rakhine.
The US lawmakers commended
Bangladesh's generosity in hosting this huge number of Rohingyas and said that
they would continue their efforts in this regard.
Dr Momen also briefed them on the
impressive socio-economic development that has taken place in Bangladesh under
the dynamic and visionary leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, which was
appreciated by the US lawmakers.
The foreign minister also called
for increased trade and investment of the US in Bangladesh.
He also sought their support to
revitalize the Congressional Bangladesh Caucus.
The foreign minister and the US
lawmakers underscored the importance of further expanding the trade and
investment relations between Bangladesh and the United States and deepening the
excellent partnership in the coming days.
Mahbubul Alam Hanif, MP and
Bangladesh ambassador to the US M Shahidul Islam were also present in the
meetings, among others.
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