Mohammad Ziauddin, the new Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States of America (USA), called on the US Assistant Foreign Minister for South and Middle East Affairs, Nisha Desai Biswal, at the foreign ministry office in Washington DC recently, says a PID handout.
Nisha Desai Biswal welcomed the ambassador and expressed her expectation that during Ziauddin’s term the existing excellent relations between the two countries will gain a new height.
Mohammad Ziauddin thanked Biswal and the US government for the greetings. They also discussed bilateral issues cordially.
It may be mentioned here that US envoy to Bangladesh Dan W Mozena termed the existing bilateral relations between Bangladesh and the USA is broader, deeper, closer and stronger than any time before. He commented this while on a Faridpur vosit recently.
He said this at a press briefing held at Faridpur Circuit House after winding up his five-day extensive visit to five districts of greater Faridpur.
USA is now working closely with Bangladesh for making democracy stronger at the grassroots level and making the local governments more functional through elected representatives, Mozena added.
He told reporters that he became very much emotional while visiting the mausoleum of the founding father of Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Tungipara. He thanked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government for facilitating his visit there.
Mozena became very much happy to see the excellent communal harmony and unity prevailing here in the district which will be an important contribution for speedy future development of this country.
Besides local journalists, USAID Dhaka Mission Director Janina Jeruzelski, ambassador’s wife Grace Mozena, other members of his entourage and local officials were present at the briefing session. – Staff Reporter & Our Correspondent