UNB, Dhaka :US Ambassador Dan W Mozena on Tuesday suggested Bangladesh to go for a dynamic programme to explore gas both in offshore and onshore areas, and concentrate on quality education to help Bangladesh turn an Asian tiger.”You need to have a dynamic programme to explore gas right now. I don’ t know whether any exploration is going on in offshore and onshore areas but it should be aggressive one,” he told economic reporters at the Jatiya Press Club. Economic Reporters Forum (ERF) arranged the event. ERF President Sultan Mahmud and General Secretary Sajjadur Rahman were also present.Mozena said, Bangladesh needs power and energy to become an Asian tiger. “This Asian tiger would reflect major investment in the nation’ s power, energy, ports and railroads so Bangladesh would have the modern infrastructure.”He also talked about ‘attractive’ price structure in exploring energy saying ‘you’ll have to be in a position to make money’.Identifying the challenges ahead of Bangladesh, the US Ambassador said governance issues, red tape, corruption and political instability are all resolvable. “Every challenge for Bangladesh can be fixed.”Appreciating Bangladesh’s progress in various areas, Mozena said the Asian tiger would be a welcoming home for foreign and domestic investment by improving the rule of law, reducing red tape, reining in corruption and minimising the threat of political instability.Asked what stands in the way of becoming an Asian tiger by Bangladesh right now, he said education is the number one reason. “I think…in my view number one reason is education. I believe education is the way to build the country.”
