Biswal due Thursday
Wednesday, 26 November 2014
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal arrives in Dhaka on Thursday on a 3-day visit. During the visit, she will have meetings with high-level officials of the government and leaders of labour, RMG sector and business community. She will also meet opposition party leaders. In addition to her activities in Dhaka, Biswal will travel to Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation Training (BIPSOT) in Gazipur. As Assistant Secretary, she oversees US foreign policy with India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, the Maldives, Bhutan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan. She will leave Dhaka on Saturday, according to a news agency.