Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- US Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Michael S Owen arrives in Dhaka on Wednesday on a two-day visit to Bangladesh.

During his visit, Owen will meet with government officials, parliamentarians, business people and members of civil society to discuss a range of regional and bilateral issues, a US embassy press statement said in Dhaka on Tuesday.

This is Owen’s first visit to Bangladesh.

BBN/SS/SI/AD-08September09-1:24 pm (BST)