Dhaka, May 19 -- Bangladesh and the United States (US) have reaffirmed commitment to further strengthening their partnership across various areas of mutual interest including trade, energy, defense, the Rohingya crisis, Indo-Pacific and people-to-people contacts.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed met U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA) Paul Kapur at the State Department on Monday and discussed the issues of mutual interest.

During the meeting, both the State Minister and the US Assistant Secretary expressed satisfaction at the upward trajectory of Bangladesh-US relations.

They also underscored the importance of regular high-level dialogues to maintain momentum in the growing rela...