DHAKA, 31 July 2021, (TON): According to a statement of the Embassy of Bangladesh in Washington DC “Bangladesh and the United States are working on to enhance bilateral cooperation in energy and power generation sector.”

The statement read “Bangladesh prime minister's energy adviser Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury participated in a roundtable discussion in this regard, organised by the US-Bangladesh Business Council, in Washington DC yesterday.”

Terming private sector cooperation on energy and power as the driving force behind Bangladesh-US bilateral relations, Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury called upon the US organisations to come forward with more contribution to the growth of this sector in Bangladesh.

He stressed on the Bangladesh government's willingness to partner with US private organisations in this regard, encouraging them to invest in oil and gas explorations, especially for off-shore exploration.

Dr Chowdhury also called upon the US organisations to explore the potential of nuclear power modular reactors in Bangladesh.

Mentioning that Bangladesh is working on regional power distribution cooperation with neighbouring India, Nepal and Bhutan, the PM's energy adviser said the US bodies may explore investment potentials to this end.