A foreign ministry official has told bdenws24.com that they have been notified about the visit.
Her schedule has not been fixed yet, but the US embassy in Dhaka has given an initial schedule, indicating she will be here in last week of this month.
However, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be at the SAARC summit on Nov 26 and Nov 27 along with the foreign minister and others.
The Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affair Biswal last year came to Dhaka just before the much-talked-about Jan 5 elections, when she pitched for a dialogue to resolve the political crisis over the nature of the poll-time administration.
The elections were boycotted by the BNP and the US did not find them credible as more than half of the seats returned uncontested winners.
Washington also called for fresh elections as soon as possible on the basis of a consensus.
The purpose of Biswal’s visit was not clear, but it is assumed she would take stock of the post-poll situation in Bangladesh.
The US is the single largest export destination for Bangladesh’s products, though it suspended the GSP privilege, few of the products used to enjoy, last year.
The US and Bangladesh hold regular “partnership dialogues” among other engagement.