Bangladesh's relation with the United States is not comfortable at the moment and might slide in the future, Finance Minister AMA Muhith has said.
“They [US] object at everything, but gives nothing,” the minister said at a press conference at the secretariat on Saturday hinting at the exports' sector.
“They take away $200m a year from our export as duty charges. They give free access to many countries, but not Bangladesh,” he said.
The reason, he hinted, was the politics of Bangladesh and the issue of Grameen Bank.
“Relations with the US might slide in the future because of the January 5 elections and the Grameen Bank issue. I have spoken to a secretary of the US in this regard.”
The finance minister has recently returned from the spring meeting of the World Bank held in Washington. This was the first presser in the country after his return.
Awami League formed the government for the third time through the January 5 national poll. In the poll, the AL won 153 parliamentary seats uncontested. The then main opposition BNP boycotted the poll.