Bangladesh-US security dialogue scheduled for September 11

By NewsGram Staff Writer

Dhaka: The fourth round of the Bangladesh and US security dialogue will be held on September 11 in Washington, stated the foreign ministry on Monday.

Regional cooperation, traditional and non-traditional security, counter-terrorism, military-to-military engagement, disaster management, cyber security and peacekeeping will feature in this annual dialogue, reported bdnews2.

The Bangladesh delegation comprising of officials from the home ministry, defence ministry, and members of the armed forces will be led byforeign ministry secretary,MizanurRahman.

Principal deputy assistant secretary of the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Todd Chapman will lead the US side.

The dialogue started in 2012 in Dhaka.

(WIth inputs from IANS)