Issues that will get priority during 2 US official’s Dhaka visit

Two top officials in the US foreign ministry will arrive in Dhaka on a three-day visit.

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 new tariff policy of the United States, neighbouring country Myanmar’s situation and Rohingya crisis during discussions with the interim government, diplomatic sources said.

They are also expected to hold talks on Bangladesh’s state reform agenda and other issues.

The US officials are scheduled to meet with foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain, National Security Adviser Khalilur Rahman and other senior government representatives on Thursday, according to a foreign ministry’s official.

They are expected to hold talks with the civil society and top political parties like BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami.