UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet will arrive in Dhaka Sunday on a four-day official visit at the invitation of the Bangladesh government.

This is the first official visit by a UN human rights chief to the country.

During her visit to Dhaka, the high commissioner is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and other ministers, her office said.

She will also meet with the National Human Rights Commission officials, representatives of civil society organisations and other stakeholders.

Also, Bachelet will deliver a speech at the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies.

The high commissioner will also travel to Cox's Bazar where she will visit camps housing Rohingyas from Myanmar and meet with them, officials and non-governmental organisations.

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Earlier, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam said: "We are eagerly waiting for the visit. She will see the progress of Bangladesh on the rights front and will also be able to know about the challenges facing it."

Bachelet, who assumed her functions as the UN high commissioner for human rights in 2018, will also meet Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and Law Minister Anisul Huq.

"They (PM Hasina and Bachelet) are very good friends," the state minister said, adding that they have experience in working together.

She will also try to understand how climate change is affecting the human rights situation in Bangladesh.

Bachelet was elected president of Chile on two occasions (2006 – 2010 and 2014 – 2018). She was the first female president of the country.

She recently indicated that she would not seek a second term for personal reasons as her term as high commissioner draws to a close.