US President Joe Biden has written to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressing his willingness to work together to achieve Bangladesh's economic goals.
He also expressed willingness to partner with Bangladesh on their shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific.
“The United States is committed to supporting Bangladesh's ambitious economic goals and partnering with Bangladesh on our shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific,” President Biden said in his letter.
As the two countries embark on the next chapter of the US-Bangladesh partnership, the US President said he wants to convey the sincere desire of his administration to continue their work together on regional and global security, economic development, climate change and energy, global health, humanitarian support, especially for Rohingya refugees, and more.
“We have a long and successful history of working together to solve problems, and our strong people-to-people ties are the foundation of this relationship,” the US president said. The Embassy of the United States of America shared the letter with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently.
This is the first letter after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s assumption of office for the fourth consecutive term after winning the January 7 general elections.The letter is a testimony of the warm relationship between Bangladesh and the US.
The opposition parties are trying to levelling the diplomatic relation with the government as a cold one as the US has given views about the polls different from that of other countries.
Brushing aside such claim, analysts say that the US will continue its relations with the current government as both the countries have mutual interests to this end.
The United States did not say that the 12th national election was a flawed one. They will continue relations with the current government as both the countries have mutual interests here, they observe.
On September 9 in 2023, the US President Joe Biden took a selfie with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the G20 Summit venue in New Delhi.
Saima Wazed, daughter of the PM and chairperson of the National Advisory Committee on Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, was also in the frame.
The three were seen smiling in the photo.
On the eve of Bangladesh’s 50th Independence Day, the US President also greeted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the people, saying that the South Asian nation understands deeply the value of freedom and independence as it fought courageously in 1971 to choose their own fate.