Dhaka, April 26 -- The United States wants Bangladesh to become a "net security provider" in the region in a "responsible way", and wants Bangladesh to be able to respond to natural disasters and other issues positively with its growing capabilities.

"Bangladesh has made a lot of progress over the years, and we are proud to be part of that effort. We would hope that the Bangladesh government sees the Indo Pacific Strategy (IPS) as an opportunity to cooperate with us and our partners to help address some of Bangladesh's security concerns," said Maxwell Martin, an IPS expert at the US Embassy in Dhaka, on Thursday.

While briefing a select group of journalists at the embassy on "Indo-Pacific Strategy (IPS) and its implications for Banglade...