US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is set to arrive in Dhaka on Saturday afternoon for a two-day official visit aimed at discussing bilateral issues with Bangladesh. She is expected to land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 4:10 pm, where she will be greeted by foreign minister Dipu Moni. The two ministers will engage in formal talks in the afternoon, followed by a joint press briefing and the signing of a declaration on Bangladesh-US Partnership Cooperation. During her visit, Clinton will also meet with prime minister Sheikh Hasina, opposition leader Khaleda Zia, Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, Brac chairman Fazle Hasan Abed, and members of the civil society. Bangladesh is determined to advocate for duty-free access for its garment products in the US market. As a least developed country, Bangladesh believes it is entitled to duty-free access to wealthy countries like the US. Other important topics of discussion for Bangladesh include membership in the Millennium Challenge Corporation fund and the extradition of Rashed Chowdhury, the killer of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who is currently residing in the US. The US, on the other hand, has strategic interests in Muslim-majority Bangladesh, with its importance growing following the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea's decision in March that granted Bangladesh a significant area in the Bay of Bengal. It is also a participant in all four worldwide initiatives of President Barack Obama - global food security, global health, climate change, and engagement with Muslim countries. Other US interests in this region include safeguarding and advancing US investments, strengthening security partnerships, and increasing export opportunities. ConocoPhilips, an American company, is currently conducting gas and oil exploration in blocks 10 and 11 in the Bay of Bengal and is looking to explore six more blocks. In April, Bangladesh and the US held their first security dialogue to further collaboration in this area.