Bangladesh Ambassador to the United States Muhammad Imran has urged the expatriate Bangladeshis to send remittances through legal channels for further strengthening the country’s economy.

He simultaneously called upon them to project the country’s tremendous success stories to further brighten the country’s image abroad, read a press release.

The ambassador was speaking as the chief guest at the Customers’ Gathering and SECI App Campaign of Sonali Exchange at the Bangabandhu Auditorium of Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC on Friday evening.

Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC and Sonali Exchange, a subsidiary company of Sonali Bank PLC, jointly organized the program to create awareness about sending remittance to Bangladesh through legal channels.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director of Sonali Bank PLC Md Afzal Karim joined the function as the special guest, while Devasree Mitra, CEO of Sonali Exchange Company Incorporation, USA delivered the address of welcome.
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Ambassador Imran mentioned that Bangladesh attained huge progress in all fields in the last one and a half decades under the visionary and dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

He added, “During this period, many positive achievements and changes took place in the country.

The country will reach a unique height, if we could share these success stories with everyone and spread them across the globe.”

Ambassador Imran said Bangladesh is a victorious nation which gained independence through the Liberation War under the undisputed leadership of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.