Momen says ‘no reason to worry’ about new US sanctions

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said there is "no reason to worry" about new US sanctions, and termed Bangladesh, US ties "very good".
 
"The US imposes sanctions on thousands. These (sanctions) come one way and leave the other way. There is nothing to worry or panic about," he told reporters when asked whether the government is concerned about new US sanctions.  
 
Momen also said the US imposes sanctions when they want to put pressure, and there are examples of withdrawal of said sanctions.
 
Citing multifaceted engagements between the two countries, the foreign minister said the US comes up with suggestions at times as there is cordial relationship between the two countries.
 
The US embassy said they raised the December 14 incident in Dhaka's Shaheenbagh area at the "highest levels" of Bangladesh government, as well as with the Bangladesh embassy in Washington DC.
 
"The US ambassador (Peter Haas) is a bit panicked about his security. Our ambassador said there is no reason to get panicked," Momen said on Monday.
 
Earlier today, the foreign minister spoke as the chief guest at the BIISS Research Colloquium 2022.
 
The Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) organized the event at the BIISS auditorium. BIISS Chairman Ambassador Kazi Imtiaz Hossain and its Director General Major General Sheikh Pasha Habib Uddin also spoke at the event.