Dhaka-Washington 3rd security dialogue in city today

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Bangladesh and the United States (US) will hold ‘Security Dialogue’ here on Tuesday.This will be the third dialogue on security issues between the two countries which will discuss ways to enhance partnerships in peacekeeping, counterterrorism, disaster management and security cooperation.The dialogue will be held at the auditorium of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS), said an official at the Foreign Ministry on Monday.Mustafa Kamal, Secretary (Bilateral) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will lead Bangladesh side to the dialogue while Tom Kelly, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the US Department of State, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, will lead the US delegation.Atul Keshap, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the US Department of State, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, will also join the dialogue.The first such dialogue was held in Dhaka on April 19, 2012 while the second one in Washington in April, 2013.

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