BSS, Dhaka
US President George W Bush telephoned Sheikh Hasina yesterday evening and congratulated her on assuming the charge of Prime Minister of Bangladesh.
President Bush, who made the phone call at 6:40 pm Bangladesh time, termed Hasina’s success in the parliamentary election ‘a huge victory’, an official handout said.
He said the verdict of the people of Bangladesh to establish non-communal democracy is notable.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina thanked the US President on behalf of the government and people of Bangladesh and her party-Bangladesh Awami League.
The Prime Minister said the support and cooperation of the USA, along with other countries, toward holding a free, fair and neutral election in Bangladesh is commendable.
The principal enemy of Bangladeshi people is poverty, she said hoped US cooperation to build a poverty-free Bangladesh.
The Prime Minister told the US President that terrorism is one of the main problems in South Asia. She stressed the need for taking an effective joint initiative to fight terrorism in the region.
They exchanged pleasantries during the conservation, the handout said.
Courtesy: nation.ittefaq.com
