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Bangladesh and the US have formally signed a memorandum of understanding on strategic cooperation in the energy sector, aiming to enhance Bangladesh’s long-term energy security.

The MoU will facilitate capacity building, exchange of knowledge and expertise, and studies on oil, gas, geothermal and bioenergy between the two countries. It will also help Bangladesh import US LNG, LPG and other energy products at affordable prices.

Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman and US Energy Secretary Chris Wright signed the MoU at the Department of Energy in Washington, DC, on Thursday, according to a statement issued by the Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC yesterday.

The MoU was signed at a time when many countries,

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