Bangladesh wants durable economic partnership with US: PM

Urges US businesses to ‘invest with confidence’ 7 MIN(s) UPDATED 7 MIN(s) Photo: PMO Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today urged American businesses to invest in Bangladesh with confidence and for the long term, saying his government wants to build a durable economic partnership with the United States based on investment, trade, technology and job creation.“Our objective is not simply to attract foreign direct investment but to build a durable and mutually beneficial economic partnership. This will strengthen ties between Bangladesh and the United States,” he said.The prime minister made the remarks when a 50-member delegation of the US-Bangladesh Business Council met him at his office at the secretariat.The delegation was led by Oliver Simpson, vice president and chief commercial officer of