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Bangladesh Foreign Secretary (FS) Md Jashim Uddin, in a meeting with United States Embassy in Dhaka Chargé d'Affaires Ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson, has reiterated the commitment of the interim government to arrange a free, fair, and credible election.
Ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson called on the FS at the foreign ministry, said concerned officials.
During the meeting, Ambassador Jacobson conveyed the commitment of the administration of the United States (US) in the ongoing democratic transformation and strengthening 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.
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, according to sources.
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