Foreign Minister calls for legalization of undocumented Bangladeshis in the United States

News Desk: The Foreign Minister called on the new government to legalize undocumented Bangladeshis living in the United States. AK Abdul Momen. He made the call during a meeting with US Congresswoman Grace Meng (Democrat, New York).

During the meeting, they discussed ways to further develop political and economic relations between Bangladesh and the United States. This information was given in a press release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday US Congresswoman Grace Meng represents a large number of Bangladeshi voters in New York and has always been an active member of the Bangladesh Caucus in the US Congress.

The foreign minister invited him to visit Bangladesh along with other US lawmakers. Mentioning the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the golden jubilee of Bangladesh's independence, Foreign Minister Momen invited Meng to see the country's remarkable socio-economic development under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the plight of displaced Rohingyas in Bangladesh. The Foreign Minister praised the Biden administration's liberal policy on the immigration issue. He raised the issue with the new US government and asked Congresswoman Grace Meng to work for the legalization of undocumented Bangladeshis in the United States.

Momen briefed US lawmakers on Bangladesh's success in meeting the challenges of Covid-19 and Bangladesh's existing foreign investment-friendly environment. Secretary of State AK Abdul Momen is in the United States on an official visit to express Bangladesh's interest in further strengthening US-Bangladesh bilateral relations and working closely with the new US government. Source: Bass.