Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government chief adviser鈥檚 press secretary Shafiqul Alam on Wednesday said the interim government hopes that the existing relations between Bangladesh and the USA will reach a new height during the tenure of newly elected US president Donald Trump.
鈥榃e welcome this (his win). We hope Bangladesh-US relations will deepen and the relations will reach a new height,鈥� he told a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka.
Alam said Bangladesh has already had a good relationship with the USA and it has turned into a different dimension after the August revolution in Bangladesh.
Mentioning that the USA always wants democracy around the world, he said the USA is observing that Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government is working to support the country鈥檚 democratic transition from the 15-year autocratic regime and that is why the US has enhanced its works with Bangladesh.聽
鈥榃e hope the Bangladesh-US relations will deepen during the presidency of Donald Trump. You know Professor Yunus has good relations with both Democratic Party and Republican Party. He has personal friendship with many top leaders of both the parties,鈥� the press secretary said.
Responding to a question on Trump鈥檚 recent remarks on Bangladesh, Alam said he was probably misinformed.
Donald Trump won a sweeping victory in the US presidential election Wednesday, defeating Kamala Harris in a stunning political comeback.
Replying to another query, Alam said the government is considering formation of a new commission on education aiming to bring reform in the country鈥檚 education sector.
Deputy press secretaries Abul Kalam Azad Majumder and Apurba Jahangir were also present.
