US envoy likely to visit Rohingya camps tomorrow

US Ambassador in Bangladesh Earl R Miller is likely to visit Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar tomorrow (Tuesday) to see the situations on the ground as the United States 'remains committed' to helping those affected people, reports UNB,

The US Ambassador is likely to go to Cox's Bazar tomorrow (Tuesday) and might stay there for a couple of days. "Things will be finalised soon," an official told the news agencies.

On several occasions, the US commended the government and the people of Bangladesh who have responded swiftly and generously to the Rohingyas arriving in Bangladesh.

Ambassador Miller presented his credentials to President Md Abdul Hamid on November 29.

He emphasised that a strong US-Bangladesh relationship is in the interests of the United States and the American people, Bangladesh and the Bangladeshi people, as well as the regional and global community.

Ambassador Miler who arrived in Dhaka on November 18 was sworn in as the US Ambassador in Bangladesh at the Department of State in the United States.

Miller was confirmed as US Ambassador in Bangladesh by the US Senate on October 11.