US Charge dáffaires Helen LaFave has said that repatriating stolen money is hard, but it was doable.
"The US was already supporting Bangladesh with advice and other assistance to help recover the money and bring it back to Bangladesh," Helen LaFave commented while paying a farewell visit to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at his office in Tejgaon, Dhaka, on Thursday.
"We will definitely make it happen," the Chief Adviser said.
Apart from efforts to repatriate tens of billions of dollars stolen from Bangladesh during the dictatorship, their talks covered judicial reforms, South Asian electricity connectivity, counterterrorism,reforms in civil bureaucracy, and labour issues.
The US diplomat said a number of senior US officials would visit Bangladesh in the next few months in an effort to cement ties between the two friendly nations.
Prof Yunus praised LaFave for her service as a top diplomat and appreciated her sincere efforts to advance Bangladesh-US relations at a crucial time.
"I am very proud to witness history," Helen LaFave said as she recounted her memories during the student-led mass uprising in July-August.
US Charge d'Affaires handed over a letter from Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Professor Yunus, said the Chief Adviser’s press wing.
During the meeting, the acting US envoy told Professor Yunus that the US was expediting resettlement of the Rohingyas from the Bangladesh camp to the North American nation.
Professor Yunus said his government was also committed to carrying out sweeping labour reforms.
