Business Desk :
The United States briefed Bangladesh on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) and Dhaka welcomed additional information on supply-chain resilience and decarburization pillars of the bloc in the making.
“Both countries share a common vision of a free, open, inclusive, peaceful and secure Indo-Pacific region with shared prosperity for all,” says a joint statement issued after a High-Level Economic Consultation (HLEC) between Bangladesh and the US held in Washington on Thursday.
The United States recently launched the IPEF with 12 other countries drawn from the Indo-Pacific region, including India, with the avowed prime objective of closer economic cooperation towards shared prosperity.
Dhaka at the Washington parley sought US technical assistance to sustainably explore its ocean resources and further develop its blue economy in pursuit of environmental protection and economic prosperity, apart from inviting investment in other potential sectors.
On another major topic of consultation, Bangladesh expressed commitment to address issues related to improving workers’ rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining in export-processing zones (EPZs) and gradually in other sectors across Bangladesh’s economy.
