Vice Chancellor Islam, Board of Trustee Chair Mr. Ahmad, distinguished faculty, and dear students, the future leaders of Bangladesh, Happy International Day of Peace!
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 21 September, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Haas, International Day of Peace, Peace
Today, U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas inaugurated the new location of American Corner in Rajshahi.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 18 September, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Education, Events, Press Releases, Scholarships and Exchanges | Tags: Ambassador Haas, EducationUSA, Exchange Program, U.S. & Bangladesh
On September 11, 2023, the Bangladesh Ministry of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture cohosted the Dialogue on the Nexus of Climate Smart Agriculture and Innovative Biotechnology.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 11 September, 2023 | Topics: Agriculture, Events, Press Releases | Tags: Bangladesh Ministry of Agriculture, Nexus of Climate Smart Agriculture and Innovative Biotechnology
Today, Charge d’ Affaires Nathan Flook inaugurated the Fall 2023 U.S. university fair, organized by the U.S. Embassy, through its EducationUSA platform.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 9 September, 2023 | Topics: Education, Events, Press Releases, Study in the U.S., Visas | Tags: EducationUSA, Study in the U.S., U.S. University Fair
The Press Attaché and Spokesperson of the U.S. Embassy, Bryan Schiller, spoke as a guest lecturer at the American Center in Dhaka as part of the “Design for Bangladesh” project.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 17 August, 2023 | Topics: Events, Press Releases | Tags: Design Thinking, U.S. Embassy Spokesperson
On June 17, U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Helen LaFave joined Saber Hossain Chowdhury, MP, and Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) Vice Chancellor Tanweer Hasan for a U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) youth-led campaign to mobilize action to mitigate climate change and protect the environment.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 18 June, 2023 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Environment, Events, Press Releases | Tags: Bangladesh (IUB), Independent University, USAID
Good morning. It is my pleasure to open this week’s Terrorism Financing Investigation and Intelligence Course and to speak with you all, the dedicated professionals working tirelessly in the fight against terrorism.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 7 June, 2023 | Topics: Events, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Haas, terrorism, U.S. & BD
Today, U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) Helen LaFave hosted the National Earth Olympiad (NEO) reception to recognize 30 earth youth champions and to celebrate World Environment Day.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 5 June, 2023 | Topics: Environment, Events, Press Releases | Tags: Environment, The Bangladesh Youth Environmental Initiative (BYEI)
Today, U.S. Ambassador Peter Haas and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam opened a special photo exhibition, Roots of Friendship: 50 Years of U.S.-Bangladesh Relations at the Edward M. Kennedy Center for Public Service and the Arts (EMK Center) to reflect on over 50 years of enduring bilateral relations and people-to-people ties between the …
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 31 May, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Art & Culture, Events, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: 50 Years of Friendship, Ambassador Haas, EMK Center, Photo Exhibition, U.S. & BD
Good morning, everyone. It is a pleasure to be here today and to see so many of you again. Over the past two years, I have stood in front of you, the cotton industry, on a few occasions, and have always spoken about the need to lift the fumigation on-arrival requirement for U.S. cotton.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 29 May, 2023 | Topics: Agriculture, Events, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Haas, U.S. cotton
Good afternoon. Thank you all for joining, and special thanks to the Solidarity Center, the IndustriAll Bangladesh Council, and the Daily Star for hosting this important event. It is an honor to be here today.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 13 April, 2023 | Topics: Events, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Haas, Rana Plaza Tragedy
Today, U.S. Ambassador Peter Haas and State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid, MP unveiled the recently renovated Mughal Hammam Khana at the Lalbagh Fort in Old Dhaka.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 23 March, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, History, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: AFCP, Ambassador Haas, Lalbagh Fort
Good afternoon, Minister Khalid, Secretary Mohammad Abu Mansur, Director General Chandan Kumar Dey, friends from the media, and distinguished guests.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 23 March, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, History, Speeches, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: AFCP, Ambassador
Good afternoon, everyone. I want to thank CGS and the Center for International Private Enterprises for hosting this event.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 21 March, 2023 | Topics: Events, Speeches, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Corruption, U.S. & BD, USAID
Good morning. Thank you, Minhaj, for inviting me to visit your facility. Last year, the United States and Bangladesh celebrated 50 years of friendship and diplomacy.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 19 March, 2023 | Topics: Events, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Haas, Drinkwell
Today, U.S. Ambassador Peter Haas participated in a graduation ceremony of 100 students from Dhaka and Sylhet who completed the English Access Microscholarship Program, administered by the Global Educators Initiative for Sustainable Transformation (GEIST) International Foundation.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 2 March, 2023 | Topics: Education, English Language Learning, Events | Tags: English Access Microscholarship Program, English Language
Today, U.S. Ambassador Peter Haas hosted a reception to honor Bangladeshis who have recently won U.S. Department of State Awards addressing the most pressing issues of our time.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 9 February, 2023 | Topics: Environment, Events, Human Rights, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Ambassador Haas, Environment, human rights
Today, U.S. Ambassador Peter Haas inaugurated the largest U.S. university fair in Bangladesh with prospective students and U.S. institutions.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 1 February, 2023 | Topics: Education, Events, Press Releases, Study in the U.S., Visas | Tags: Ambassador Haas, Peter Haas, U.S. University Fair
I am grateful to be here with you today and want to thank you all for your steadfast commitment to fighting against trafficking-in-persons.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 18 January, 2023 | Topics: Events, Human Rights, Speeches | Tags: human rights, Human Trafficking
The U.S. Embassy’s EducationUSA platform will host its first U.S. University Spring Fair at the Radisson Blu Chattogram Bay View on Sunday, January 29 and at the InterContinental Dhaka on Tuesday, January 31, 2023.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 17 January, 2023 | Topics: Education, Events, Scholarships and Exchanges, Study in the U.S., Visas | Tags: Scholarship & Exchanges, Study in the U.S., U.S. University Fair, university
Dhaka, September 14, 2022 – The U.S. Embassy through its EducationUSA platform, in partnership with EdPrograms, will host a U.S. University Fair at the Renaissance Dhaka Gulshan Hotel on Friday, September 23, 2022, from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Attendance is free.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 14 September, 2022 | Topics: Events, News, Study in the U.S., U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: EducationUSA, U.S. & Bangladesh
This year, the U.S. Embassy, through its EducationUSA platform, will host the South Asia Fall Virtual Tour to provide Bangladeshi students, teachers, and college counselors with an opportunity to learn from U.S. college and university admissions recruiters.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 5 September, 2022 | Topics: Events, Press Releases | Tags: EducationUSA, U.S.
In collaboration with the National Academy for Educational Management (NAEM) and GEIST International Foundation, the U.S. Embassy organized a one-day conference aimed at providing English educators with an opportunity to discuss innovative teaching strategies.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 29 August, 2022 | Topics: Education, Events | Tags: English Teaching Forum, U.S. Department of State’s Office of English Language Programs
Five years after nearly a million Rohingya were driven from their homes in Burma, we find ourselves at a crossroads. In 2017, as the genocide unfolded ( in Burma), Bangladesh showed us all the meaning of generosity, of compassion, and of a shared sense of humanity. When others closed their eyes—and borders—to victims of violence …
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 25 August, 2022 | Topics: Events, News, Speeches, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Rohingya, Rohingya Refugees, U.S. & BD
Today, U.S. Ambassador Peter Haas joined Health Minister Zahid Maleque and Education Minister Dr. Dipu Moni to launch the national campaign to administer U.S.-donated Pfizer pediatric COVID-19 vaccines to Bangladeshi children ages 5-11. German Ambassador Achim Tröster, UNICEF Country Representative Sheldon Yett, and other Bangladeshi government officials and representatives of international organizations attended the special …
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 11 August, 2022 | Topics: Events, Press Releases
On July 24-26, the United States Department of Commerce’s Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) conducted a workshop on Municipal Organization, Planning, and Green Initiatives in close coordination with Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and the U.S. Embassy in Dhaka.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 28 July, 2022 | Topics: Events, Press Releases
Ambassador Haas and USAID Mission Director Kathryn Stevens traveled to Rajshahi and met with local government officials, law enforcement leaders, anti-trafficking task force prosecutors, U.S. Department of State exchange alumni, students, and teachers.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 26 July, 2022 | Topics: Events, Press Releases
Good afternoon, everyone! And thank you for joining us for this celebration of the 246th anniversary of U.S. independence. Independence Day in America is a day of red, white, and blue;
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 30 June, 2022 | Topics: Events, Press Releases
Yesterday, U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Helen LaFave and the Administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service Daniel Whitley celebrated 50 years of Food and Friendship during the inaugural session of the U.S.-Bangladesh virtual market showcase, on June 21 and 22.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 23 June, 2022 | Topics: Events, Press Releases
The U.S. Embassy and Bangladesh Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock Celebrate 50 Years of U.S.-Bangladesh Cooperation in the Livestock Sector
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 31 May, 2022 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases
USAID’s Ecosystems Protibesh project will bring together key government ministries and communities to protect forests, wetlands, and wildlife in northeastern and southwestern regions of Bangladesh. Dhaka, May 11, 2022 — Yesterday (Tuesday) USAID Deputy Administrator for Policy and Programming Isobel Coleman and the Honorable Minister of Planning M.A. Mannan MP jointly launched the new five-year …
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 11 May, 2022 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases
As the United States and Bangladesh celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations, I am excited for the future. And as I have said before, the United States is willing to go as fast as Bangladesh is to deepen and expand our bilateral relationship.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 11 May, 2022 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Economic Affairs, Events, News, Speeches, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Ambassador Haas, Business Forum
As Muslims in the United States and around the world conclude the month of Ramadan and celebrate Eid al-Fitr, Jill and I extend our warmest wishes to all who are celebrating this joyous occasion.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 3 May, 2022 | Topics: Events, News
U.S. Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain traveled to Cox’s Bazar and Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 17-20.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 23 April, 2022 | Topics: Events, Press Releases, South & Central Asia
U.S. Embassy Dhaka is hosting a photo competition highlighting the Earth Day 2022 theme of Invest in Our Planet.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 6 April, 2022 | Topics: Events, News
December 20, 2021 – The U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service, through its Rewards for Justice (RFJ) office, is offering a reward for information on the terrorist attack in Dhaka, Bangladesh that left U.S. citizen Avijit Roy dead and his wife, Rafida Bonya Ahmed, seriously injured. The Secretary of State has authorized a reward …
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 21 December, 2021 | Topics: Events, Press Releases
READOUT OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON DECEMBER 15, 2021 The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke by phone with Bangladeshi Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen today. The Secretary reaffirmed our long-standing partnership with Bangladesh on development, economic growth, and security. The two leaders discussed the importance of human …
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 16 December, 2021 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 8, 202 I congratulate Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia for the much-deserved honor of being named this year’s winners of the Nobel Peace Prize. Like so many journalists around the world, Ressa and Muratov have pursued the facts—tirelessly and fearlessly. They have worked to check the …
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 9 October, 2021 | Topics: Events, News
PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 We are deeply saddened and disturbed by the murder of Rohingya Muslim advocate and community leader Mohib Ullah in Bangladesh on September 29. Mohib Ullah was a brave and fierce advocate for the human rights of Rohingya Muslims around the world. He traveled to the Human Rights Council in Geneva …
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 1 October, 2021 | Topics: Events, News
DHAKA, March 30, 2021 – Today, the State Department released the 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, an annual report required by U.S. law. Guided by the United Nations’ Universal Declarations on Human Rights and subsequent human rights treaties, the country reports do not draw legal conclusions, rate countries, or declare whether they failed to meet standards. The …
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 30 March, 2021 | Topics: Events, News
On behalf of the Government of the United States, I warmly congratulate the people of Bangladesh on the momentous occasion of your 50th National Day and Golden Jubilee.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 26 March, 2021 | Topics: Events, News, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Secretary Blinken
Despite the reprehensible events which unfolded in Washington, D.C. the United States Congress completed its constitutional duty and affirmed the lawful election of Joseph R. Biden, Jr. as President-elect and Kamala D. Harris as Vice President-elect. They will be sworn into office on January 20, 2021. Those who committed violent, criminal acts of terror against our …
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 9 January, 2021 | Topics: Events, News
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson STATEMENT BY CALE BROWN, PRINCIPAL DEPUTY SPOKESPERSON December 10, 2020 U.S. Position on Relocations of Rohingya Refugees to Bhasan Char The United States has long noted its appreciation for the Government of Bangladesh’s commitment to hosting the Rohingya refugees but is concerned about the relocation of 1,642 Rohingya …
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 10 December, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Events, News
Today, U.S. Embassy Dhaka joins American citizens in Bangladesh and well-wishers here and around the world in celebrating the 244th anniversary of the birth of the United States.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 4 July, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Embassy, Events, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: 4th of July, Messages for U.S. Citizens, U.S., U.S. Holiday, U.S. Independence Day, United States