High-level US delegation to meet Chief Adviser Sunday

A high-level delegation of the United States will meet Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday.

The meeting will begin at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka at 10.55 am on Sunday, the chief adviser's press wing said.

The US delegation is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on Saturday.

For the first time, any US delegation is visiting Dhaka after the interim government, led by Prof Yunus, assumed office on August 8.

US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu, who is now visiting New Delhi, will travel to Bangladesh as part of the delegation.

The delegation will include representatives from the US Department of the Treasury, USAID, and Office of the US Trade Representatives.

US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for South and Southeast Asia Lindsey W. Ford and US Deputy Under Secretary/Assistant Secretary for International Finance Brent Neiman will join the delegation.