Dhaka yesterday urged the US to extradite the self-proclaimed killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman who currently live there, according to a press release.
Shahriar Alam, state minister of the Foreign Ministry, made the urge to the newly appointed US Ambassador Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat when the two met at the junior minister’s office on a courtesy call.
Rashed Chowdhury and Ashrafuzzaman Khan, the self-proclaimed killers of Bangabandhu who have also been convicted by the International Crime Tribunal are currently living in the US. In addition, the minister said the US would be interested to invest in the country’s power and energy sector as well as industry and infrastructure development.
He also thanked the US government for its cooperation in strengthening the capacity of Bangladesh Coast Guard and peacekeeping forces, as well as in formulating a National Counter Terrorism Strategy.
Ambassador Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat arrived in Dhaka on January 25. She presented her credentials to President Abdul Hamid on February 4.
Alam said the US was one of the largest contributors to Foreign Direct Investment in Bangladesh (FDI), representing almost 13% of Bangladesh’s FDI inflow over the past five years.