Business Desk :
United States (US) Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller has said the US-Bangladesh Business Council will be launched soon to facilitate US investments in Bangladesh.
He made the remarks during a courtesy call on Rizwan Rahman, president of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI), at DCCI on Sunday, read a DCCI press release.
The US ambassador also had a brief meeting with the DCCI president covering various topics.
Agriculture, automobiles, blue economy, tourism, eco-tourism and light engineering are some of the potential avenues for US investors. In 2019, the bilateral trade between Bangladesh and the US reached a record $9 billion, Earl R Miller said. He also focused on the importance of improving the ease of doing business and developing infrastructure – including port infrastructure.
The bilateral relationship between US and Bangladesh mainly depends on strong economic ties and its future of is limitless, the ambassador added.
The resiliency of Bangladesh is remarkable and the entrepreneurial energy of Bangladeshi people is really notable, Miller added.
