Dhaka, Jan. 12 -- Brent Christensen, the newly appointed United States ambassador to Bangladesh, has arrived in Dhaka.

This marks Christensen's return to Bangladesh, having previously served as political and economic counsellor at the US Embassy from 2019 to 2021.

His appointment as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary was announced by US President Donald Trump in September last year, and he received Senate approval last month -- two days after the US embassy confirmed his swearing-in as ambassador.

A post on the embassy's official Facebook page welcomed Christensen.

"I am thrilled to return to Bangladesh, a country I know so well. I am excited to lead a great team at Embassy Dhaka, Americans and locally employed staff alike, ...