US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen E Biegun has assured Bangladesh of extending cooperation in repatriating Rashed Chowdhury, the killer of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman living in the USA.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam raised the issue with the visiting US Deputy Secretary of State on Wednesday night and sought support from the United States in repatriating killer Rashed Chowdhury.
Deputy Secretary of State Beigun assured him of extending cooperation, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
State Minister Alam also stressed the resumption of visas for Bangladeshi students going for studying in the US in the next Spring session.
Beigun said they are actively considering the resumption of this service at the US Embassy following appropriate health guidelines.
The State Minister hoped that both the countries will work together to restart Biman flights to New York.
The whole range of bilateral political and economic relations between Bangladesh and US including trade, investment, public health cooperation, agriculture and energy cooperation were discussed at length.
Principal Secretary to Prime Minister, Executive Chairman of BIDA, Chairman BEZA, Foreign Secretary, Commerce Secretary, CEO of Public Private Partnership and other senior officials attended the meeting, reports UNB.
