The United States and Bangladesh have agreed to enhance cooperation in the areas of counter terrorism and countering violent extremism through capacity enhancement.

The decision came during the fifth partnership dialogue between US and Bangladesh at the US Department of State in Washington, DC yesterday.

On the first day of the two-day Dialogue, the delegations held an in-depth discussion on a wide range of bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest including development, UN peacekeeping efforts, trade and investment and many more, according to a press release of Embassy of Bangladesh in Washington DC.

The US delegation expressed interest for supporting the regional connectivity initiatives particularly in the sector of energy under IPEC, and blue economy.

The two delegations discussed the achievements of Bangladesh in addressing the issues in the RMG sector and agreed to continue the multi stakeholder cooperative mechanism in this regard.

The Bangladesh foreign secretary focused, among other issues, on the great prospects of trade and investment, strength of Bangladesh economy, deeper connectivity, challenges of climate change, and a strategic vision of a developed Bangladesh in 2030/35 having the intrinsic values of democracy, secularism, pluralism and liberalism.