Congresswoman Grace Meng is keen to visit Bangladesh

UsaNewsOnline.com : Grace Meng, Congresswoman (Democrat-Queens) expressed her intention to visit Bangladesh in near future when Mohammad Ziauddin, Bangladesh Ambassador to USA called on her 17 October.

During the courtesy call on, the Bangladesh Ambassador gave a general overview on the initiatives and the programmers being implemented by the present Government under the leadership of the Ho’nble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The Bangladesh Ambassador took the opportunity to brief Ms. Meng about  the actions taken by the present Government since the Rana Plaza tragedy  that cover a broad range of areas including legal and institutional reforms, administrative actions, launching special programems, fire and building safety measures, follow-up and monitoring.

The Congresswoman enquired about the visible impacts of the actions taken by the Government following the tragedy. The Ambassador narrated as to how the concrete actions of the present government demonstrated forward movements towards improving occupational safety and workers’ rights situation in Bangladesh.

While mentioning about the tremendous impact of the RMG industry which is transforming the entire society specially empowering the women in Bangladesh, the Ambassador sought the US support to help the industry move forward. Congresswoman Grace Meng who is also a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee gave a patient hearing to the issues flagged by the Ambassador and also about the development journey of Bangladesh particularly its  tremendous  success in the RMG sector. She said that they are following the developments in the country with lots of interest while adding that she expects more interactive dialogue in the sector between the manufacturers and the workers.

During the meeting with the influential Congresswoman, Ambassador Ziauddin thanked her for her deep interest in Bangladesh and also for her affection for the Bangladesh diaspora in USA. Mr. Md. Shameem Ahsan,ndc, Consul General of Bangladesh in New York was also present.