The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Dhaka

Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United states M Humayun Kabir urged the Bangladeshi expatriates to stand by the cyclone-hit people of the country. He was speaking at the annual meeting of the Triangle Bangladesh Society in Durham Releigh, North Carolina on Saturday, according to a message received here on Monday.

State Senator Janet Cowell also expressed her sympathy to the cyclone-victims and reiterated the position of the US government to extend all possible support to Bangladesh to meet the challenges of cyclones.

Drawing attention of community members about the ongoing reform programmes in Bangladesh, Humayun Kabir said the new face of Bangladesh will largely depend on the success of the ongoing reform programmes. He also outlined new initiatives that the Bangladeh Embassy has undertaken to reach out to the Bangladesh community in the USA. He also urged the community members to work through their Congressman and Senators to take forward the New Partnership for Development Act (NPDA) of 2007 in the US Congress.

The Ambassador also called upon the community members to work as bridge to connect Bangladesh with the global knowledge network and other investment opportunities around the globe.

Earlier, Ambassador Kabir participated at a day-long conference on South Asia at the North Carolina Central University on November 16.

He asserted that the institutional reforms in Bangladesh will strengthen democracy, and the creativity of the people of Bangladesh will play a positive role in energising this process.