An US delegation comprising high officials of the National Security Council (NSC), USAID and Department of State on arrived in Dhaka Saturday on a three-day visit to discuss with the Bangladesh government ways to “strengthen diplomatic ties, address challenges, and promote a shared vision for the advancement of mutual interests in the Indo-Pacific region.”
Their visit will also include meetings with youth activists and civil society leaders, labour organisers, and those engaged in developing a free

and uncensored media, said the US Embassy.
The delegates are Eileen Laubacher, special assistant to the president and senior director for South Asia, US National Security Council (NSC); Michael Schiffer, USAID assistant administrator, Bureau for Asia; and Afreen Akhter, US Department of State deputy assistant secretary for South and Central Asia.
The US Embassy in Dhaka on Saturday welcomed the delegation from Washington DC.

The foreign ministry hopes that the Bangladesh-US relations would further be deepened and widened with the visit of the US officials.
According to the ministry, the letter sent by US President Joe Biden to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is important to take forward the relations between the two countries.
After the 7 January election, the US in a statement on 8 January said, “Looking ahead, the United States remains committed to partnering with Bangladesh to advance our shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific, to supporting human rights and civil society in Bangladesh, and to deepening our people-to-people and economic ties.”