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Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin has reiterated the commitment of the interim government, led by Professor Muhammad Yunus, to arrange a free, fair, and credible election.
The foreign secretary came up with the statement in a meeting with Ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson, Chargé d'Affaires of the United States Embassy in Dhaka, at the foreign ministry on Sunday.
During the meeting, Ambassador Jacobson conveyed the commitment of the US Administration to the ongoing democratic transformation and strengthening of the Bangladesh-US relationship in the areas of mutual interest, including trade, investment, development cooperation, energy security, public health, as well as institution-building and forcibly displaced Rohingyas.
They also discussed issues relating to the Ukraine-Russia War, officials said.
According to sources, US President Donald Trump’s recent public remarks over unjustified aid to Bangladeshi organisations, and suspension of the activities of the USAID also came up in the discussion.
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