US urges Dhaka to take further steps on global labour rights standards

On June 2, US under secretary of state for economic growth, energy and environment Jose W Fernandez and Bangladesh’s adviser for private industry and investment to prime minister Salman F Rahman convened and co-chaired the second US-Bangladesh High-Level Economic Consultation in Washington, DC.

Bangladesh encouraged US companies to invest in clean energy to help Bangladesh advance on its nationally-determined Conference of the Parties (COP) contribution targets for climate.

Bangladesh also sought US technical assistance to sustainably explore its ocean resources and further develop its blue economy in pursuit of environmental protection and economic prosperity, according to a joint statement issued by both sides.

Bangladesh was briefed on additional information on the supply chain resilience and decarbonisation pillars of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF). 

ALCHEMPro News Desk (DS)