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US Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin to visit BD soon

Published : Saturday, 24 August, 2024 at 12:00 AM  Count : 105
US Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), an old friend of Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus, is likely to visit Bangladesh soon.

He will meet Prof Yunus, civil society members, and media representatives during his forthcoming visit, a diplomatic source told UNB on Friday.

Durbin was primarily schedule to arrive in Dhaka on August 26.

However, a diplomatic source told UNB that the proposed trip has been "delayed" apparently due to flood situation in Bangladesh.

This will be the first visit of any US politician to Bangladesh since the formation of the interim government following the fall of Sheikh Hasina-led government.

Senator Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Springfield, is the 47th U.S. Senator from the State of Illinois, the state's senior senator, and the convener of Illinois' bipartisan congressional delegation.

Durbin serves as the Senate Majority Whip, the second highest ranking position among the Senate Democrats.

Senator Durbin has been elected to this leadership post by his Democratic colleagues every two years since 2005.

Durbin serves as Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and sits on the Appropriations and Agriculture Committees.

Elected to the U.S. Senate on November 5, 1996, and re-elected in 2002, 2008, 2014, and 2020, Durbin fills the seat left vacant by the retirement of his long-time friend and mentor, U.S. Senator Paul Simon.    —UNB



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