Dhaka, Feb. 23 -- US Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Paul Kapur will pay a visit to Bangladesh early in March, as per a statement by the Foreign Ministry of Bangladesh on Monday.

"The U.S. Ambassador in Dhaka, Mr. Brent Christensen, paid a courtesy call on Foreign Minister Dr. Khalilur Rahman at the latter's office today. During the meeting, both sides underscored the longstanding partnership between Bangladesh and the United States, built on mutual respect, shared democratic values, and a commitment to peace and development", the statement said.

As per the statement, both the sides held discussions and reviewed key areas of cooperation, including trade, investment, defense and security, development partnership, immigrati...