Staff Reporter :The Minister of State for Immigration of the United Kingdom (UK) James Brokenshire arrived in Dhaka on Sunday morning on a two-day visit and discussed with ministers about shared priority issues, including tackling illegal immigration, organised crime and violent extremism.The meeting held on the day with the ministers includes, Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali, Law Minister Anisul Huq, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan and Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque, sources at the Foreign Ministry said. Apart from meeting with the ministers, the UK minister is scheduled to hold meetings with civil society members to discuss shared priority issues before his departure.This is his first visit to Bangladesh by a British Home Office Minister of the recently elected government.”From this visit we hope to build our joint efforts to combat the global threats of terrorism and illegal migration,” a British High Commission statement quoted Brokenshire as saying.The UK Minister said, they have a vibrant bilateral relationship including their strong trade ties.He said the UK is a long-standing partner and friend of Bangladesh.”I am especially proud of the strong people-to-people ties that exist between the two countries through our half a million strong Bangladeshi diasporas,” Brokenshire was quoted as saying.The UK Minister is scheduled to leave Dhaka on Monday morning.Brokenshire was appointed Minister for Immigration at the Home Office last year.
