US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas on Wednesday said America’s founding fathers expressed their desire to build “a more perfect union” and that is a challenge that Americans face every day with humility and confidence as they address weaknesses to their democracy.
“Independence Day in America is also a day of fun, a day for getting together with friends and family. A day for barbeques, parades, and fireworks,” he said.
The US envoy was addressing at the "Independence Day State Fair Celebration" at the American International School in the city.
“This year, as we celebrate 50 years of bilateral relations with Bangladesh, we pay tribute to another nation that emerged after a bloody war of independence. We pay tribute to a nation that has overcome great adversity,” said ambassador Haas.
Law Minister Anisul Huq joined the celebration as the chief guest. He hoped that the bilateral relations with the USA will flourish in the coming days and will certainly contribute to socioeconomic development of the two nations.
Apart from government to government relations, the Law Minister highlighted the growing people to people and business to business connectivity between the two countries.
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He said Bangladeshi diaspora across the USA act as an essential bridge between the two nations and there is growing number of students who are studying in the USA.
This year, ambassador Haas said, they decided to celebrate the Independence Day a bit more like they would back home - with jeans, with sliders and hotdogs, with deep-fried pickles and Oreos, with games, and with music. “And of course with all of you.”