2024-05-15 19:44:52
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Donald Lu arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday (Could 14) for a two-day go to. In accordance with the US State Division (Ministry of International Affairs), Lu will talk about numerous points together with local weather change with Bangladeshi authorities officers, civil society representatives and lots of others throughout this go to.
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He isn’t scheduled to satisfy any political celebration throughout this go to. However nonetheless the political dialogue round this go to of Donald Lu has been happening for the previous few days. The 2 predominant political events, Awami League and BNP, are additionally giving counter statements about Lu’s go to.
Donald Luke is nothing to brag about: Who
Common Secretary of Awami League and Minister of Highway Transport and Bridges Obaidul Quader mentioned that Donald Lu was not invited. He has come to debate the implementation of his nation’s agenda. Why a lot fuss about him? Bangladesh doesn’t care about any visa coverage, restrictions.
He mentioned this throughout an trade of views with journalists on the secretariat on Tuesday (Could 14) afternoon.
Obaidul Quader mentioned, “BNP would not care about Lu, however who is aware of what to do on the backside!”
In the meantime, Obaidul Quader mentioned in an occasion final Saturday (Could 11), ‘Bathroom is coming, so the BNP leaders are sturdy once more. Once more, the dream of energy has been misplaced.’
We’ve got no say: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary Common Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir mentioned about Donald Lu’s go to to Dhaka, we have now no say on this matter. I’ve mentioned earlier than and I’m nonetheless saying that we don’t assume that the folks of Bangladesh will rely on anybody to carry again democratic rights. The folks of Bangladesh have at all times relied on their very own energy to protest earlier than 1970, protested in 1970, fought a liberation warfare in 1971, and the motion we’re doing sooner or later is totally depending on the folks’s energy to revive democracy. So we do not need to say a lot about it.
He mentioned this to the media after the assembly of BNP’s Liaison Committee with the Individuals’s Rights Council on Tuesday (Could 14) night.
US desires higher relations: Salman F Rahman
Prime Minister’s Non-public Trade and Funding Adviser Salman F. Rahman mentioned that the US desires to have higher relations with Bangladesh. He mentioned this after assembly with Donald Lu on Tuesday (Could 14) evening.
Salman F. Rahman mentioned that no celebration raised the difficulty of bewilderment earlier than the election within the assembly. However solely after Biden’s letter after the election did we perceive that they accepted our authorities. The USA desires to work with us on local weather and on electrical energy.
He additionally mentioned that Donald Lu thanked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the Rohingya challenge. Requested to place stress on Myanmar to take Rohingya again. We’ve got made lots of progress in altering the labor coverage and labor legislation.
Prime Minister’s Non-public Trade and Funding Adviser mentioned, talked concerning the RAB sanctions and in addition talked about returning the assassin of Bangabandhu. I’ve additionally expressed concern about Palestine. Lu expressed curiosity in investing in hydropower.
He additionally mentioned that this isn’t an official assembly, however a home assembly. Lou got here to my home 4 instances with this.
Lu’s go to will not be that vital to us: Nazrul
BNP will not be fascinated about Donald Lu’s go to to Bangladesh. BNP has been strengthened by the information of Lu’s arrival, however the leaders of the celebration should not giving significance to the difficulty although such calls for have been raised by the ruling celebration. Nazrul Islam Khan, a member of the celebration’s standing committee, mentioned that BNP is giving extra significance to the border downside than Lu’s go to.
Nazrul Islam mentioned, ‘For us it (Donald Lu’s go to) will not be as vital because the assault of cookie-china – which the federal government is failing to manage. Donald Lu is a distant man. We’re frightened concerning the state of our personal nation.’
He mentioned these items in a press convention on the celebration chairperson’s workplace in Gulshan within the capital on Monday (Could 13) afternoon.