Staff Reporter
Departure of the US military personnel engaged in the cyclone relief operations will not indicate an end to US engagement in Bangladesh, but will only mark a shift from immediate relief to a longer-term cooperation to help the country with its recovery and reconstruction efforts.
It was emphasized by both US Charge d’ Affaires to Bangladesh Geeta Pasi and Brigadier General Ronald L Bailey while addressing a press briefing at the American Club in the city yesterday afternoon. [Read more]