Blake lauds govt's counter-terrorism activities
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert O Blake yesterday lauded the government's counter-terrorism initiatives and success in women empowerment.
Blake, at a meeting with Foreign Minister Dipu Moni at her office, also expressed his government's desire to work more closely in this regard. US Ambassador Dan W Mozena was also present.
He mentioned that inclusion of Bangladesh as a beneficiary under US President Barack Obama's four global initiatives and the ongoing visits of US high officials to Bangladesh indicate the rising importance of Bangladesh to the US.
He expressed shock over the deaths in the November 24 Ashulia garment factory fire and hoped that raising awareness and proper initiatives would help avoid such horrible incidents.
Dipu Moni thanked the US government for acknowledging that the Rohingya problem could only be permanently resolved within Myanmar.
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