<div style="text-align: justify; "><b><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud has said that issues related to visa policy and Dhaka’s call for withdrawal of sanctions may come up for discussion during Donald Lu’s visit.</span><br></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“These issues may naturally come up,” he said when a reporter wanted to know whether Bangladesh will raise these issues as US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu is coming to Dhaka on May 14.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Lu will be here as part of his tri-nation tour of the region (May 10-15). He visited India and is now visiting Sri Lanka.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Assistant Secretary Lu will conclude his trip in Dhaka, where he will meet with government officials, civil society leaders, and other Bangladeshis to discuss Bangladesh-US cooperation, including addressing the climate crisis and deepening economic ties, according to the US Department of State, reports UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The foreign minister said Bangladesh maintains excellent relations with the United States and they will work together to take the relations further.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“Whoever visits Bangladesh from the US administration, we will work together to advance our relationship. There are economic relations and we have cooperation in various fields,” he told reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd/fas</div>