Ambassador briefs two US politicians on situation in Bangladesh

Bangladesh Ambassador to the US Mohammad Ziauddin has met two members of the US Congress and briefed them the country’s resolve to root out violent extremism and terrorism, the embassy says.

He met Co-Chair of the Bangladesh Caucus in the US Congress Joseph Crowley, and Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Sub Committee on Asia and the Pacific Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard at their offices in the Capitol Hill and discussed issues of mutual interest.
 
During Wednesday’s meetings, separately held at Capitol Hill, Ziauddin said Bangladesh was working closely with the US, its neighbours, and other ‘friendly countries’ in this regard.
 
During the meeting with Crowley, the ambassador expressed his deep sympathies over the recent carnage in an Orlando night club.
 
He referred to the condolence letter of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wrote to President Barack Obama.
 
He briefed him on the measures the Bangladesh government had taken on the recent killings of bloggers and atheists by extremist groups.
 

He reiterated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ‘zero tolerance’ stance against all forms of terrorism and extremism.

During the meeting with Gabbard, he said the Bangladesh Prime Minister herself had been a victim of terrorist acts.

 “Owing to her own tragic experience, she has a firm mindset against extremism and terrorism,” he said.

He also urged them to consider duty-free, quota-free market access of Bangladeshi products, particularly readymade garments, to the US market.