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Bangladesh: Momen proposes roadmap with USAID for taking mega projects
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DHAKA, 06 April 2022, (TON): Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has proposed formulating a roadmap with USAID to take mega projects maintaining labour compliances in the Bangladesh's development sectors.
He told media after holding a meeting with USAID Administrator Samantha Power in Washington DC "we are implementing roadmaps with ILO and European Union and we would like to implement such roadmap with USAID.”
During the meeting, he said USAID Administrator should resolve outstanding labour issues to become eligible for the development finance from the DFC.
The Bangladesh foreign minister informed “in last few years Bangladesh made miracle in improving labour issues by increasing workers security while world's out of 10 eco-friendly factories, seven are now in Bangladesh.”
Dr Momen thanked the USAID Administrator for agreeing to his request to assist in the project of strengthening the coastal embankments in Bangladesh as a joint feasibility study would commence soon in this regard.
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