Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- In the post-COVID-19 economic recovery, mutual cooperation and collective efforts are essential to attain shared prosperity, and Bangladesh will provide its wholehearted support to expand its economic partnership with the United States, said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

She expressed her hope that the US-Bangladesh Business Council would convince the US government to undertake economic and trade policies that were favourable to Bangladesh.

The US-Bangladesh Business Council may continue to play a catalytic role in raising the present annual bilateral trade of $9.0 billion to higher figures, she said.

"We consider this council to be an important partner in fulfilling our core undertaking of improving our people's liv...