Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today said US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Donald Lu is visiting Bangladesh with a “positive note” to deepen Dhaka- Washington ties.

“He (Lu) came with a very positive note… His visit here is to strengthen ties with Bangladesh,” he told reporters after holding a
meeting with Lu at the foreign ministry here.

The foreign minister said they talked in a very cordial atmosphere and discussed advancing the multifaceted Bangladesh-US ties.

“We didn’t talk about our election or human rights issues . . . both of us didn’t want to revisit our past … We want to look at the
future,” Hasan said while replying a question.

He said the US assistant secretary assured him that Washington would return the GSP facilities to Bangladeshi products when they
reintroduced the programme to help Dhaka to expand its export basket.

However, the foreign minister said, Lu suggested reviewing Bangladesh’s labour policy in this regards.

Hasan said he urged the US to invest in Bangladesh’s 40 IT villages and special economic zones.