US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu arrived in Dhaka this afternoon, wrapping up his India tour.

Assistant Secretary for International Finance at the US Department of the Treasury Brent Neiman arrived on Saturday morning, hours prior to Lu’s arrival. 

They will both be part of the interagency delegation for meetings with the Bangladeshi interim government.

Assistant United States Trade Representative Brandon Lynch also arrived in Dhaka as part of the multi-agency US delegation to discuss issues pertaining to bilateral relations.

They were received at the airport by Samia Israt Ronee, Director, (North America) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka.

US Treasury Department Director Jerrod Mason, Chargé d’affaires (ad interim) at the US Embassy in Dhaka Helen LaFave, Political/Economic Counselor Eric Geelan and USAID Mission Director Reed Aeschliman are likely to join the meetings scheduled to take place on Sunday.

This is the first US delegation to visit Bangladesh following the formation of the interim government led by Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on August 8 to discuss issues pertaining to bilateral relations.

“The arrival of the first team of the United States (during this tenure) is a great reflection of the importance they attach to the relationship with Bangladesh. This implies that this discussion will be multi-dimensional; it will not be limited to just one topic,” said Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin.

The US delegation will meet Chief Adviser Yunus on Sunday morning.

They will also meet Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain and Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed, apart from their other engagements.

Foreign Secretary Jashim will host a working lunch for the US delegation on Sunday, where representatives from the relevant ministries will attend.

“US and Bangladeshi officials will discuss how the United States can support Bangladesh’s economic growth, financial stability, and development needs,” a spokesperson at the US Department of State said.

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in Washington DC, the USA capital city, this afternoon after joining the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session and other high-level side and bilateral events in New York.

She reached Washington DC from New York by road at 6pm.

On her arrival in Washington DC, Bangladesh Ambassador to the USA Muhammad Imran received the premier with a flower bouquet, reports BSS.

Earlier, she left her Place of Residence, Lotte New York for Washington DC at 12:30pm.

She arrived in New York on September 17.

The prime minister will leave Washington DC for London, the capital city of the United Kingdom, on September 29.

She will stay in London till October 3.

After wrapping up her visit, the prime minister will leave London for home and scheduled to reach Dhaka on October 4.

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"An MoU will be signed between the National Payments Corporation of India and the Bangladesh Bank to make transactions in rupees and taka between Bangladesh and India easier," said the foreign minister in a press conference at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital on Thursday.

Besides, the neighbouring countries are likely to sign two more memorandums of understanding regarding cooperation in agricultural researches, and extension of the existing cultural exchange programme for two years, said the foreign minister.

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