bdnews24.com :US Congresswoman Grace Meng thinks GSP facilities for Bangladesh should be restored for the country’s economic development.She also said there was no ‘political reason’ behind the suspension of the facilities for Bangladesh.Meng, a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, was speaking to a delegation of Bangladeshis at her office on Thursday. Bangladeshi American Democratic League President Khorshed Khandaker led the delegation of five.Quoting Meng, he said US congresspersons had a meeting at Capitol Hill last week over the GSP issue.Joe Crowley, the founder and co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Bangladesh, was also present at the meeting at Capitol Hill. Meng is a member of the Caucus.Khandaker said the delegation submitted a memorandum to Meng soliciting her help for a revival of GSP facilities for Bangladesh. He said they noted in the memorandum that Bangladesh had followed all the instructions the US issued to secure safe workplaces.Meng assured the team of ‘doing her best’ for Bangladesh, Khandaker said. The other members of the Bangladeshi delegation were US Awami League President Siddiqur Rahman, acting General Secretary Abdus Samad Azad, Vice-President Abul Kashem and Executive Member Shahanara Rahman.
