Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake will arrive in the capital Dhaka on February 14 on a two-day visit to Bangladesh.
During the visit, he will participate in a series of education and university events.
On February 14, Mr. Blake will attend the Edward M. Kennedy Commemoration at Dhaka University.
This commemoration event will bring together eminent members of Bangladeshi society along with State Department alumni and youth leaders to celebrate American-Bangladeshi friendship and the 40-year anniversary of Senator Kennedy’s visit to Dhaka in 1972.
Mr. Blake will also meet with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and other senior government officials and representatives of civil society, according to a media note.
He will travel to Chittagong, where he will attend events at the Independent University Bangladesh (IUB) and Asian University for Women (AUW), and participate in a Certificate of Completion Ceremony for madrassa students who have held English language scholarships.
He will also visit a Grameen Bank borrower’s group site in Bangladesh.
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