Visiting US Special Envoy for South and Central Asia Sergio Gor has said Bangladesh is regaining stability and is now ready for foreign investment, adding that the United States’ recent positive revision of its travel advisory reflects growing confidence in the country’s business environment.

He made the remarks during a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tejgaon on Saturday morning.

According to the Prime Minister’s Press Wing, the US envoy highly praised Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s leadership, saying stability was returning to Bangladesh under his administration.

Gor said the revised US travel advisory would send an important signal to American investors that Bangladesh is now a suitable destination for investment.

The two sides also discussed the planned visit of a delegation from the US-Bangladesh Business Council next month.

They exchanged views on expanding cooperation between Bangladesh and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Gor assured the prime minister that he would support the resumption of FDA inspection activities in Bangladesh.

The meeting also focused on expanding investment opportunities through the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). Prime Minister Tarique Rahman urged the United States to continue and increase its investment in Bangladesh.

The US envoy said Washington was working positively to enhance DFC investment cooperation in Bangladesh. He also informed the prime minister that American investors in Dhaka were interested in organizing a US Investment Summit in the near future and that he was personally working to facilitate the initiative.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman invited greater US investment in warehousing, soybeans, cotton, wheat and other agricultural sectors, saying such investments would help build a stronger and more competitive supply chain.

He also highlighted Bangladesh’s strong interest in attracting investment in the information technology (IT) sector.

Gor said Bangladesh has significant potential in the IT industry and added that the country could become a future partner in the Pax Silica initiative. He said he would work to advance that possibility.

The meeting also discussed the Rohingya crisis.

The US envoy shared his experience of visiting the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar on Friday and praised the Government and people of Bangladesh for continuing to shelter and support the displaced Rohingyas.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman noted that more than half of the international assistance for the Rohingya response comes from the United States and expressed gratitude to the US government and its people for their continued support.

Gor emphasized that the Rohingya crisis requires a swift, sustainable and political solution, stressing the need for coordinated efforts involving ASEAN, neighboring countries and all relevant stakeholders.

Among those present at the meeting were Foreign Affairs Adviser Dr. Khalilur Rahman, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam, Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Humayun Kabir, Prime Minister’s Advisers Mahdi Amin and Rehan Asif Asad, Bangladesh Ambassador to Washington Tariq Ariful Rahman, US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent Christensen, and other senior officials.