DHAKA, 06 January 2022, (TON): A parliamentary body recommended to appoint a lobbyist on behalf of Bangladesh in the wake of United States' sanctions on seven former and current officials of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab).

The parliamentary standing committee on Ministry of Foreign Affairs came up with the recommendations at a meeting at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in the capital.

In the meeting, the members of the JS body said, “negative information about Bangladesh is being placed before the US senators and congressmen and some lobbyist groups are involved in such activities. For this reason, Bangladesh should appoint its own lobbyist to counter it.”

The parliamentary watchdog, therefore, advised the foreign ministry to take necessary steps to appoint a lobbyist on behalf of Bangladesh.

After the meeting, Mohammad Faruk Khan, a lawmaker of ruling Awami League and chairman of the standing committee, said "many people are involved in lobbying with US senators or congressmen.”

It said “there are lobbyists for these jobs. That is why, a lot of negative information is being presented to them. We have to work in this area."

He also said "if a lobbyist is hired by Bangladesh in the United States, we will be able to place our accurate information there.”

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