A senior-level US delegation is expected to visit Bangladesh this month to discuss with the interim government ways to take forward the relations between the two countries in a changed political scenario.
The two countries are in discussion to finalize different aspects of the visit, a diplomatic source said on Tuesday.
This will be the first such visit from the US since the formation of the interim government led by Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus on August 8.
Once finalized, the delegation is likely to be in Dhaka before Yunus's departure for New York to attend the 79th UN General Assembly, the source said.
US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu is likely to be part of the delegation.
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for South and Southeast Asia Lindsey W Ford will also be part of the US delegation, said a diplomatic source.
In this role, she serves as the principal advisor to senior leadership within the Department of Defense for all policy matters pertaining to the development and implementation of defence strategies and plans for the region.
Her area of responsibility includes bilateral security relations with India and all other South Asian countries, except Afghanistan, and with the nations of Southeast Asia.
Meanwhile, Deputy Under Secretary for International Finance at the US Department of the Treasury Brent Neiman may also join the delegation.
There might be a representative from the USAID as well.
The delegation will meet Chief Adviser Professor Yunus, Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain and Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed apart from their other engagements.
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