US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Donald Lu arrived Dhaka on Saturday evening following his three-day visit to India.
This is the first visit by any US delegation to Dhaka since the interim government, led by Prof Muhammad Yunus, took charge after the fall of the Awami League government.
Earlier in the morning, Brent Neiman, assistant secretary for International Finance at the US Department of the Treasury arrived in Dhaka. Officials of USAID and the Office of the US Trade Representative will also be in the delegation.
The US top officials will call on the Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain, and finance adviser Saleh Uddin Ahmed today (Sunday).
The delegation will also hold a meeting with Foreign Secretary Jashim Uddin, in the presence of officials from the ministries of Foreign Affairs, Finance, Commerce, Labour, as well as Bangladesh Bank.
"The US State Department said that the officials will discuss the ways US can support Bangladesh's economic growth, financial stability and development needs," a statement said.
"The discussions will cover a wide range of topics, not just a single issue, Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin," told the media earlier regarding the visit.
During his visit, the State Department said Assistant Secretary Lu will reaffirm the United States' commitment to fostering economic growth and stability across the Indo-Pacific region.
In Dhaka, Lu will join an inter-agency delegation for meetings with the interim government.
