Staff Correspondent
Published:15 Sep 2024, 05:23 PM
Dr. wants the help of the United States to return the smuggled money. Yunus
The Chief Advisor of the Interim Government sought the help of the United States for the reconstruction of Bangladesh, important reforms and to bring the smuggled money back to the country. Muhammad Yunus.
According to the press wing of the chief adviser, a high-level delegation of the United States came to meet Dr. Yunus asks for help.
The chief adviser said his government was committed to repatriating the money of corrupt people involved in the dictatorship. Referring to the challenges faced in preventing bribery and corruption, he said, "We were in the sea of ​​corruption.
Highlighting the challenges of the interim government, the chief adviser. Yunus said his administration has taken swift action to reform and revive the economy. Initiatives have been taken to reform the financial sector and fix institutions such as the judiciary and the police.
Referring to the uprising of students, he said, a new era has begun in Bangladesh. This is a very important time for us and an important moment in our history.
Highlighting the reform initiatives of the interim government in various fields. Yunus said six commissions have been formed to prevent vote fraud, the judiciary, the police, the civil administration, the country's anti-corruption agency and constitutional amendment within weeks of his government taking office.
Brent Neiman, the head of the US delegation and the deputy undersecretary of the US Department of Revenue. Praising Muhammad Yunus' leadership, Washington would be happy to help with this reform agenda.
The meeting was attended by Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Donald Lu and other officials.
US officials said their country is willing to provide technical and financial support to the reform initiatives undertaken by the interim government.
The hour-long discussion covered financial institutions and economic reforms, investment, labor issues, the Rohingya crisis and the Chief Adviser's upcoming visit to New York to attend the UN General Session.