Dhaka: Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Senior General Maung Aye has postponed his scheduled visit to Bangladesh that was planned for September 10 - 12, announced a top Bangladesh official.

General Maung Aye, the second most powerful man in Burma's military government, was set to arrive in Dhaka on September 10 for a three day visit at the invitation of Bangladesh Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed.

Maung Aye was scheduled to lead a high-profile delegation that would include nine officials with the rank and status of cabinet minister.

"The visit has been postponed at the request of the Myanmar government," Acting Foreign Secretary Touhid Hossain told Bangladesh news agencies. Touhid also said Burma has requested the meeting be rescheduled for October.

Maung Aye was scheduled to have official talks with Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed and attend a state banquet on 10 September.

Diplomatic sources say the postponement of the general's visit to Bangladesh is related to the current situation in Burma, where public protests are taking place around the country after the Burmese government hiked up fuel prices by 100 percent.#

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