Rear Admiral Eileen Laubacher, Senior Director for South Asia, National Security Council, White House, in Washington, D.C. is scheduled to arrive in Bangladesh on Saturday evening.

He will discuss several issues including Bangladesh-US cooperation on counterterrorism, Bangladesh's demand for withdrawal of sanctions on RAB, Rohingya repatriation, Ukraine war and return of killer Rashed during her interactions in Dhaka.

Rear Admiral Eileen Laubacher recently had a meeting with State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam at the Bangladesh Embassy in Washington, D.C. when she was Special Assistant to the US President.

She, later, became Senior Director for South Asia at the White House National Security Council.

Meanwhile, Donald Lu who became Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs on September 15, 2021, is likely to begin his Bangladesh visit on January 15.

Regarding the Bangladesh visit of US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu, Foreign Minister Abdul Momen said it is very good news that he is coming.

"He is like a policymaker in this area. We welcome him,” he added.

Bd-pratidin English/Golam Rosul