UNB, Dhaka
The presence of a US ship in the Bay of Bengal is purely for relief activities for the cyclone-affected people and the Bangladesh government would be in charge of the whole process, said Foreign Adviser Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury.
“The presence of them (US ship) is only for relief activities. We’ve announced before and we’re doing now that the Bangladesh government will be in the driver’s seat and lead the process,” he told reporters replying to a volley of questions about the US ship at a press briefing at his ministry on Monday. [Read more]