Bangladesh to get new Consulate in Miami
Bangladesh and America have jointly announced the establishment of a new Bangladesh Consulate in Miami, Florida.
The new consulate, Bangladesh's third in the United States, exemplifies the expanding partnership, including growing commercial and people-to-people ties, between our two nations, said the united states Embassy in Dhaka in the news release on Friday.
Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen and US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen E Biegun made the announcement on Thursday.
Biegun left Dhaka for Washington on Friday morning overall his three-day visit.
During his visit, Deputy Secretary of State met with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Foreign Minister Dr Momen and State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam aside from his other engagements to advance the Bangladesh-US partnership on a variety of bilateral initiatives.
In his meetings, Deputy Secretary Biegun discussed the United States' steadfast support for Bangladesh and our partnership to foster long-term financial stability and sustainable development.
The Deputy Secretary highlighted U.S.-Bangladesh cooperation in public health insurance and combatting COVID-19 and announced the upcoming delivery of 100 American-made made ventilators, said the united states Department of State on Friday.
Deputy Secretary Biegun delivered two gas analyzers to Minister of Health insurance and Family Welfare Zahid Maleque and State Minister of Information and Communication Technology Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak to expand the government of Bangladesh’s capacity to certify and re-check the effectiveness of all ventilators in the united states.
Throughout his visit, Deputy Secretary Biegun emphasized their common vision of a free of charge, open, inclusive, peaceful, and secure Indo-Pacific region, with shared prosperity for all.
The Deputy Secretary thanked the persons and the government of Bangladesh because of their continued generosity in hosting a lot more than 860,000 Rohingya and discussed the need for a global response to achieve a more permanent solution.
