DHAKA, Dec 13, 2022 (BSS) - British Minister for Indo-Pacific Anne-Marie Trevelyan has said that the UK looks forward to continuing to strengthen its bilateral ties with Bangladesh through trade, investment, and people-to-people links.

The British Minister said this during a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister's Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman F Rahman held on Monday, said a press release.

Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK Saida Muna Tasneem was present during the meeting that took place yesterday at the office of the British Minister at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in London.

Praising Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's generous hosting of the Rohingyas in Bangladesh and sustained efforts to give a better life to the Rohingyas including providing them with education and livelihood, the British Minister reiterated UK's continued commitment to resolve the Rohingya crisis.

The Minister also discussed creating future partnerships with Bangladesh in the climate and digital economy.

Adviser Salman F Rahman briefed the British Indo-Pacific Minister on the leapfrogging of Bangladesh's growth between 2009 and 2022 under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's pro-business trade and investment initiatives, including with the UK.

In response to a query from the British Minister regarding the strategy behind Bangladesh's extraordinary growth over the past decade, Salman said, "It was our Prime Minister's drive to maximize power production for industry, empowering the women with education and employment, and attaining food security for our 165 million people."

On an invitation from Adviser Salman to visit Bangladesh, Minister Trevelyan expressed her interest to visit Bangladesh in February 2023.