, July 13 -- US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T. Christensen on Monday said the United States has invested more than $1 million through the Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) to support heritage conservation projects in Bangladesh over the past 25 years.

The US Ambassador made the remarks during a meeting with Cultural Affairs Minister Nitai Roy Chowdhury at the latter's office at the Secretariat.

The two sides discussed strengthening Bangladesh-US people-to-people ties, educational exchanges, arts, literature and shared cultural values, said a PID handout.

During the meeting, both dignitaries discussed a wide range of issues aimed at strengthening the long-standing friendly people-to-people ties, educational exchanges...