<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon the European Union (EU) to give Bangladesh the GSP+ facilities to support the country in its development efforts following the LDC graduation in 2026.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>"I hope that the EU will offer GSP+ to Bangladesh to support our development following our LDC graduation in 2026," she said in a statement at the signing ceremony of a number of agreements at the EU Headquarters here.</div><div><br></div><div>The Premier and the European Commission Chairman Ursula von der Leyen witnessed the signing of a number of agreements, including a 350 million Euro Finance Contract between Bangladesh government and the European Investment Bank (EIB) at the European Commission Headquarters, Brussels.</div><div><br></div><div>In her statement, she said Bangladesh expressed serious concern over the wars and wanted to work together to establish peace globally.</div><div><br></div><div>"We expressed serious concerns over the wars in Gaza, Ukraine and other parts of the world. We agreed to join forces for peace everywhere," she said.</div><div><br></div><div>The Premier, in her statement, thanked the EU for its humanitarian assistance for the 1.2 million Rohingyas being temporarily sheltered by Bangladesh, reports BSS.</div><div><br></div><div>She said the solution to the Rohingya crisis lies in their safe and sustainable return to their homeland in Myanmar.</div><div><br></div><div>"I urge the EU to remain engaged for an early durable solution to the crisis," she added.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>