Bangladesh to lobby, if required, anywhere in US: FM

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said engaging a lobbyist is a normal process in the United States and Bangladesh will lobby if it is required anywhere in the USA.

After attending a function in the city he said reporters, In our country, we call it “Todbir” (lobbying). We’ll lobby where it’s needed. We’ll see how we can work it out within the legal framework.

The Minister said everybody has the right to engage whatever they want to do and it is a legal process while there is nothing against it.

Asked about engaging lobbyists by the BNP in 2018, Dr Momen said he does not know about that particular issue. “It’s their headache, not mine.”

Responding to a question, the Minister said Bangladesh and the United States are democratic countries and there are many setbacks to the democratic system.

“All democracies have imperfections. There’re gaps in each democracy. It’s a continuous process. If we’ve any shortcomings or weaknesses, we’ll definitely try to fix them. We’ll try to take care of those,” he said.

The Foreign Minister said it is a matter of happiness that democracy reaches the grassroots level in the country.

He said from time to time, they face many disasters and they solve them. “Now we’ve a problem that we can solve.”