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.
Khandker Masudul Alam, Director General (North America) is leading the Bangladesh delegation while the US side is led by Mira Resnick, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Regional Security in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, reports UNB.
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.
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