Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhtar said that Bangladesh wants to use the experience of the United States in extracting marine fisheries.
She came up with the statement while paying a courtesy call on the US Embassy Charge d'Affaires Helen LaFave at her office at the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock in the capital on Monday.
Farida Akhtar said, ‘Bangladesh wants to use the US experience in extracting marine fisheries resources. The two countries have reached a consensus to work together on matters of mutual interest’.
Meanwhile, the US Embassy's Charge d' Affaires assured that the United States would cooperate for investment and modernization in the fisheries and livestock sector.
During the meeting, the Secretary of the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock Syed Mahmud Belal Haider, Additional Secretary A.T.M. Mustafa Kamal, USAID Director (Economic Growth) Joseph Lazard and US Embassy Agricultural Attaché Sarah Gileski were present.
