The Strategic Dialogue, led by Foreign Secretary Md Shahidul Haque of Bangladesh and Permanent Under Secretary Sir Simon McDonald of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, will include a delegation of 15-20 members from various government departments on the UK side. The Bangladesh delegation will include representatives from several ministries and divisions. The dialogue, scheduled for two days, will cover a range of bilateral, regional, and multilateral issues including Rohingya, terrorism, trade and investment, regional connectivity, climate change, migration, UN peacekeeping, Sustainable Development Goals, and development partnership in the LDC gradation process. McDonald is anticipated to deliver a speech on the relationship between the UK and Bangladesh amidst Brexit at the Bangladesh Institute of International Strategic Studies. Additionally, he is expected to engage with young leaders and diplomats during his visit. The UK secretary will hold a confidential meeting with his counterpart from Bangladesh. Saida Muna Tasneem, the Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK, will be present at the discussion.