US Deputy Assistant Secretary Afreen to visit Dhaka next week
Staff Reporter Published: 20 February 2024, 12:14 PM
The US Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Central Asia Afreen Akhter will visit Dhaka next week.
This will be the first visit of any senior US official after the 12th parliamentary national election held on January 7.
Diplomatic sources said Afreen is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on a three-day visit on 24 February. She will hold an official meeting with foreign ministry’s Director General (South America wing) Khandker Masudul Alam. She might also hold another meeting with Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen.
The US Deputy Assistant Secretary visited Bangladesh in October last year.
