Trump’s two deputy assistants arrive in Dhaka on Wednesday

Two top officials in the US foreign ministry will arrive in Dhaka on a three-day visit on Wednesday (April 16).

This would be the first visit by a delegation from President Donald Trump’s administration. 

The two top officials are Andrew R Herrup, a deputy assistant secretary at the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs in the US Department of State, and Nicole Ann Chulick, a deputy assistant secretary at the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs under the same department. 

The US foreign ministry officials will give priority on Bangladesh’s state reform agenda and the Rohingya crisis during discussions with the interim government, diplomatic sources said. 

They will also discuss the state reform plans and how the US can contribute in the process. 

They will also hold talks with the civil society and top political parties like BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami.