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Bangladesh will discuss issues related to financial and development assistance, with the high level US delegation led by Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu.
The delegation, which is scheduled to arrive on Saturday, will include representatives from the US Department of the Treasury, USAID, and Office of the US Trade Representative.
This will be the 5th Dhaka visit of Donald Lu, who is well-known as a key player in the geopolitical stage of South Asia.
He made his last visit to Dhaka in May amid tension between the US and the recently toppled Bangladesh government led by Sheikh Hasina.
US and Bangladeshi officials will discuss how the United States can support Bangladesh’s economic growth, financial stability and development needs, a spokesperson of the State Department said.
Commenting on the visit foreign affairs adviser Touhid Hossain said that Bangladesh will seek US assistance during the discussion but the forms of the assistance will be determined by the finance ministry.
The delegation will meet foreign adviser, finance adviser and will also call on the chief adviser, officials said.
The composition of the delegation reflects the importance of the visit, said foreign secretary Jasim Uddin.
The foreign secretary will led the Bangladesh side in the bilateral meeting between the two countries.
The US Treasury delegation will meet separately with concerned departments of Bangladesh.
Mr Lu, who will arrive in Dhaka from Delhi, will leave for home on Monday but the treasury delegation will stay sometimes more, officials said.