British Minister for Indo-Pacific Catherine to visit Dhaka 16-17 Nov
She is expected to meet Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain
British Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Indo-Pacific Catherine West will visit Bangladesh on 16-17 November to discuss ways to strengthen ties with Bangladesh on key fronts.
She is expected to meet Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain, said Toufique Hasan, director general of public diplomacy wing of the foreign ministry, while briefing reporters at the ministry today (14 November).
Toufique said the purpose of her visit is to strengthen the Bangladesh-UK economic, strategic and migration partnerships.
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Her responsibilities include India and the Indian Ocean, China and Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific, economic security and growth and economics and evaluation.
Catherine West was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on 9 July 2024.
Since 2015 she has been the Labour MP for Hornsey and Friern Barnet.
Before entering politics, Catherine was a social worker.
She also worked with refugees in London during the Balkans crisis from 1998 to 2000.
