‘We want to be part of Bangladesh’s success story’

Ambassador Kelly Keiderling, the US deputy assistant secretary of state for South Asia and Public Diplomacy, has said the Americans want to be a part of the success story of Bangladesh that is becoming an economic power house.

The ambassador appreciated the socioeconomic development Bangladesh has achieved in the span of a generation. 

The Embassy of Bangladesh in Washington, DC celebrated the Bangla new year and Eid reunion on Friday, said the embassy in a message yesterday. Kelly joined the event as the guest of honour. Bangladesh Ambassador to the US M Shahidul Islam delivered the welcome remarks. Diplomats from South Asian countries and US officials and guests from Bangladesh diaspora  attended the event.