BD reiterates calls for killer Rashed Chy's deportation

Foreign Minister (FM) AK Abdul Momen has reiterated Bangladesh's call for deportation of Rashed Chowdhury, one of the convicted killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, now residing in the US, reports UNB.
On Tuesday morning, Foreign Minister Momen met Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), the Majority Leader of the US Senate.
During the meeting, he raised the issue of the return of killer Rashed Chowdhury and sought the Senate Majority Leader's assistance in this regard.
Momen also called for increased trade and investment of the US in Bangladesh. He also proposed to the Senator to revitalise the Bangladesh caucus.
The FM also spoke with a number of think tanks in Washington DC and reiterated Bangladesh's willingness to build close partnership with the United States.
He is accompanied by, among others, Parliament Members Mahbubul Alam Hanif and Nahim Razzaq, and Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen.