The New Nation - Internet Edition

US Ambassador James F Moriarty visited Chittagong
Port yesterday on the occasion of the arrival of Liberty
Eagle Food Aid that transported 45,700 tonnes of wheat for
Sidr victims. FocusBangla

Chittagong Correspondent

The United States envoy in Dhaka James F Moriarty said here yesterday that the caretaker government would do everything possible for holding free and fair polls by December this year.

He hoped that there would be no deviation of the election roadmap announced by the election commission.

The envoy was addressing the media workers after overseeing discharge of a large consignment of 46000 metric tones of wheat for the SIDR affected people at Chittagong port yesterday morning.

Pledging non-stop support to Bangladesh for fighting terrorism and corruption the US envoy said unabated corruption and terrorism had destabilized country's economy and growth.

Terming the US aids to Bangladesh as the symbol of stronger friendship between the countries Moriarty said that the total US aids to this nation had been over five billion dollars.

He observed that food insecurity might prompt criminal offences in the society. He suggested working hard on achieving minimum food security net. "My government has already doubled food supply to Bangladesh in the wake of its rising demand," Moriarty said.

Dhaka Mission Director of the US Assistance for International Development (USAID) Denise Rollins and Chairman of Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) Commodore M Faruq accompanied the envoy.