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Dhaka an effective partner: US envoy
Bangladesh is an effective partner in addressing the threat of global terrorism, US ambassador-designate to Dhaka says.
"They (Bangladesh) have moved resolutely, effectively against domestic terrorism and against foreign-based terrorism," Dan W Mozena said at a recent hearing at the US Senate.
He told the Senate that the US has partnered and continues to partner with the government of Bangladesh in dealing concretely with this threat.
"We have worked with the government of Bangladesh in drafting and now enacting anti-money laundering legislation, anti-terrorist financing legislation.
"Bangladesh has set up financial intelligence unit and strengthened maritime security forces with the help of US," Mozena said.
"We're working with the Army para-commandos to increase land border security. Through these and other steps, we're helping Bangladesh in a very real way take on the terrorist challenge."
On the partnership between Bangladesh and India, he said they signed an accord and are now cooperating in this field.
"They are cooperating in a fashion that they did not before to address the terrorist challenge, which is a challenge to both of them," Mozena said.
He, however, said the threat remains. "It's a real threat."
CLIMATE CHANGE
Bangladesh and its people are very focused on climate change and its impact on the country, the US ambassador-designate said.
"We, the United States, working through President Obama's Global Climate Change Initiative, are working with the Bangladeshis to adapt to and to mitigate the effects of climate change," he said.
Both countries are working to create strands of rice that can grow in increasingly saline water, he added.
"Districts closest to the bay, where the water is increasingly saline, you will see rice growing today."
US is also helping Bangladesh create embankments and working with the Bangladeshis on clean and efficient cook stoves, Mozena added.
"We've just signed a memorandum of understanding with the Bangladeshis to reduce their carbon footprint, which they're very interested in doing, for the obvious reasons
Bangladesh is an effective partner in addressing the threat of global terrorism, US ambassador-designate to Dhaka says.
"They (Bangladesh) have moved resolutely, effectively against domestic terrorism and against foreign-based terrorism," Dan W Mozena said at a recent hearing at the US Senate.
He told the Senate that the US has partnered and continues to partner with the government of Bangladesh in dealing concretely with this threat.
"We have worked with the government of Bangladesh in drafting and now enacting anti-money laundering legislation, anti-terrorist financing legislation.
"Bangladesh has set up financial intelligence unit and strengthened maritime security forces with the help of US," Mozena said.
"We're working with the Army para-commandos to increase land border security. Through these and other steps, we're helping Bangladesh in a very real way take on the terrorist challenge."
On the partnership between Bangladesh and India, he said they signed an accord and are now cooperating in this field.
"They are cooperating in a fashion that they did not before to address the terrorist challenge, which is a challenge to both of them," Mozena said.
He, however, said the threat remains. "It's a real threat."
CLIMATE CHANGE
Bangladesh and its people are very focused on climate change and its impact on the country, the US ambassador-designate said.
"We, the United States, working through President Obama's Global Climate Change Initiative, are working with the Bangladeshis to adapt to and to mitigate the effects of climate change," he said.
Both countries are working to create strands of rice that can grow in increasingly saline water, he added.
"Districts closest to the bay, where the water is increasingly saline, you will see rice growing today."
US is also helping Bangladesh create embankments and working with the Bangladeshis on clean and efficient cook stoves, Mozena added.
"We've just signed a memorandum of understanding with the Bangladeshis to reduce their carbon footprint, which they're very interested in doing, for the obvious reasons
