Bangladesh and the United States are holding the 9th annual bilateral security dialogue in Dhaka as part of "comprehensive security relationship" between the two countries.

The dialogue began at 9:00 am on Tuesday at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital.

The security dialogue is an annual, civilian-led discussion that touches on all elements of the security relationship between the two countries. 

It covers a wide range of issues related to partnership between the two countries including strategic priorities and regional security issues, defense cooperation, civilian security cooperation, UN peacekeeping, counter-terrorism, and countering violent extremism. 

Representatives from both countries will discuss Indo-Pacific regional issues, security and human rights, military cooperation, peacekeeping, security assistance, and counterterrorism, among other topics.

The United States and Bangladesh have a strong security partnership and share many interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

Both countries share a vision to ensure the Indo-Pacific region is free, open, peaceful, and secure.

This year, the security dialogue closely follows the bilateral defense dialogue, which took place August 23 and 24 in Dhaka.

Bd-pratidin English/Golam Rosul