Dhaka, Jan. 27 -- US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T Christensen's visit to Chattogram bolstered ties between Bangladesh and the United States, enhancing cooperation on economic growth, trade and security.

In his first trip to Chattogram as US Ambassador to Bangladesh on January 26-27, Christensen reinforced commercial and economic cooperation and strengthened bilateral ties in meetings with business and civil society leaders, said US Mission Spokesperson Poornima Rai.

At Chattogram Port, Ambassador Christensen marked the arrival of nearly 60,000 metric tonnes of high-quality US wheat, underscoring burgeoning trade between American farmers and Bangladeshi agricultural importers.

He then met US agricultural commodity importers to champ...