Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin is scheduled to make an official visit to the United States from October 7-14 to hold a series of meetings as the two sides eye stronger relations in diverse areas. The Foreign Secretary is scheduled to leave Dhaka shortly after Sunday midnight, a senior official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told UNB on Sunday. This is going to be his first official visit abroad since his appointment as the Foreign Secretary. The Foreign Secretary will have meetings with senior officials of the US government, a diplomatic source told UNB, adding that he would visit both Washington and New York. He plans to have meetings with officials at the US Department of State, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), UN officials in New York and the officials of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF). Foreign Secretary Jashim likely to visit US next week Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus visited the US recently to attend the United Nations General Assembly and on the sidelines he had meetings with US President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony J Blinken. In New York, President Biden and Prof Yunus affirmed the close partnership between the United States and Bangladesh, which is rooted in shared democratic values and strong people-to-people ties. President Biden welcomed further engagement between the two governments and offered continued US support as Bangladesh implements its new reform agenda.

Air Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan, chief of air staff of Bangladesh Air Force, left Dhaka for the US Tuesday at the invitation of General Charles Q. Brown, Jr., chief of staff of US Air Force.   During the visit, Air Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan will pay a courtesy call to the US Air Force chief of staff. General Charles Brown and Air Chief Marshal Abdul Hannan will discuss bilateral issues of mutual interests at the Pentagon, said the Inter Service Public Relation (ISPR) Directorate. Air Chief Marshal Abdul Hannan's visit is expected to play a vital role in strengthening the Bangladesh-US ties. Read: Bangladesh Air Force chief leaves for UK Also, the Bangladesh Air Force chief will join the International Air Chiefs Conference hosted by US Air Force in Washington DC. Air chiefs and high officials of the air force of nearly 50 countries will also join it.   Later, Air Chief Marshal Abdul Hannan will attend an air show, marking the 75th anniversary of US Air Force.