US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller on Thursday said his country would stand beside Bangladesh during the global coronavirus pandemic.
The US Ambassador also assured of providing assistance to Bangladesh in the health and agriculture sectors.
The assurance came as Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal talked with the US Ambassador over phone today on the latest Coronavirus situation and about the possible support in this regard, said an official press release.
“The most urgent need at the moment is to ensure food security for the people and to rehabilitate the affected low-income people,” Miller opined.
Miller also apprised Kamal about the new schemes of the Export-Import Bank of the United States from where Bangladesh can avail direct loan or loan guaranty, supply chain financing guaranty, working capital guaranty and pre delivery or pre export financing facility.
Extending thanks to the US government for its continued support to Bangladesh in various sectors, the Finance Minister said the US has so far provided $4.6 billion to Bangladesh as project assistance, food assistance and commodity assistance.
He also thanked the US for providing $3.4 million to Bangladesh as emergency assistance for facing the Novel Coronavirus.
