The US Ambassador to Bangladesh, Dan W Mozena, said America will always be beside Bangladesh in the path towards development.
"Imagine the tiger is roaring up. Bangladesh will be a developed country within a short time," he said ata programme in Chittagong on Thursday.
The Ambassador was attending a Bangladesh Coast Guard programme along with Home Minister MK Alamgir.
The US government handed over three “Metal Shark” ambulance boats to the coast guard at the programme.
He said the US will always help Bangladesh with its development and will be providing a 378 foot long vessel to the Bangladesh Navy next year.
"The US also provides logistic and training support to the coast guard and navy to save the country's maritime area from terrorists," he said.
Mozena said: "today is a bad day for terrorists and a good day for the people of Bangladesh."