On behalf of the people of the United States of America, I wish to congratulate the people of Bangladesh on your 49th anniversary of independence. I also extend my best wishes as you commemorate the centennial of the birth of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, “Father of the Nation,” ahead of your 2021 Golden Jubilee.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 26 March, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Speeches, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Ambassador Miller, AmbMiller, Bangladesh, BD Independence Day, United States
The first of its kind trilateral military exchange took place February 16 – March 12 aimed at improving joint interoperability in responding to security threats and crisis situations in the region through the exchange of techniques, ideas, and practices. DHAKA, March 10, 2020 – U.S. Ambassador Earl Miller and Bangladesh Navy Rear Admiral Mohammed Shaheen ...
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 11 March, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Bangladesh, Exchange, Indo-Pacific, military, security, United Kingdom, United States
March 4, 2020 As-salamu Alaykum. Thank you all for being here. Yesterday in Geneva, at the launch of the 2020 Joint Response Plan for the Rohingya humanitarian crisis, the United States announced more than $59 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh, and internally displaced Rohingya and members of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 4 March, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Press Releases, Speeches, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Bangladesh, Humanitarian Assistance, JRP Funding, Myanmar, Rohingya, U.S. Funding, United States
On March 3, the United States announced more than $59 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh and internally displaced Rohingya and members of other affected communities in Burma.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 3 March, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Human Rights, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Bangladesh, Burma, Humanitarian Assistance, Office of the Spokesperson, Rohingya, Rohingya Refugees, United States, USAID
From January 26 - February 6, U.S. Embassy Dhaka held a Veterinary Subject Matter Expert Exchange seminar with the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB), Chittagong focused on preventive medicine and trauma care for BGB working dogs and their handlers.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 18 February, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Bangladesh, Bangladesh Police, BGB, counter violent extremism, trafficking, United States, Veterinary
“The Legal Manual for Civil Society Organizations in Bangladesh” will empower civil society organizations to operate more effectively in Bangladesh.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 18 February, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Ambassador Miller, AmbMiller, Bangladesh, Civil Society, DFID, Legal Manual
U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission JoAnne Wagner announced on February 2 an agricultural trade program for Bangladesh to increase access to U.S. agricultural products.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 2 February, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Agricultural Trade, Bangladesh, DCM Wagner, U.S. agricultural products, USDA
The U.S. Embassy in Dhaka brought three world-renowned U.S. Arts Envoy beatboxers to Bangladesh to engage the public on the art of vocal percussion through community outreach, masterclasses, and media appearances December 16-23. The Envoy beatboxers from the Beatbox House in New York – Gene Shinozaki, NaPoM (Neil Meadows), and Bangladeshi-American Amit Bhomick– judged and ...
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 29 December, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Art & Culture, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Ambassador Miller, AmbMiller, Amit Bhomick, Bangladesh, Gene Shinozaki, NaPoM, National Beatbox Championship, U.S. Arts Envoy
Special Briefing Office of the Spokesperson Press Correspondents Room Washington, D.C. November 15, 2019. We spent about three days in Myanmar, in Burma. I met with senior government leaders in Nay Pyi Taw, including State Councilor Aung San Suu Kyi. I traveled to an internally displaced personnel camp in the Rakhine State and heard directly ...
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 5 December, 2019 | Topics: East Asia & Pacific, Economic Affairs, Press Releases | Tags: Bangladesh, Burma, China, Economic Affairs, Myanmar, Peace, security, Xinjiang
Acting Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells will travel to Thailand and Bangladesh, November 1-7.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 4 November, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, South & Central Asia | Tags: Alice Wells, Bangladesh
South Asia is a cornerstone of the President’s initiative to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific in which all nations are independent, strong, and prosperous. Our support for human rights in those nations is a key component of the accountable governance required for the initiative to succeed and for the people of the region to ...
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 28 October, 2019 | Topics: News, South & Central Asia | Tags: Alice Wells, Bangladesh, Indo-Pacific
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs is pleased to announce the four winners for the 2019 Secretary of State’s Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE). The winners will be presented with the award in a ceremony on October 31, 2019, at 3:00 p.m. EDT at the State Department.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 28 October, 2019 | Topics: Business, Commercial Affairs, News, South & Central Asia, Trade | Tags: Award for Corporate Excellence, Bangladesh, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, SECRETARY POMPEO, Women’s Economic Empowerment
From Michigan to Bangladesh and Everywhere in Between, Labor Matters By U.S. Ambassador Earl R Miller I grew up in the labor movement. I was born and raised in Flint, Michigan, a city so famous for producing automobiles it was called “Vehicle City.” As the capital of the U.S. automobile industry my home state ...
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 2 September, 2019 | Topics: News | Tags: AmbMiller, Bangladesh, U.S. Labor Day, United States
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bd.usembassy.gov Joint Statement on U.S.-Bangladesh Partnership Dialogue DHAKA, JUNE 12 – The United States and Bangladesh convened the 7th U.S.-Bangladesh Partnership Dialogue on June 10, 2019, in Washington D.C. The meeting was co-chaired by Bangladesh Foreign Secretary ...
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 12 June, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Ambassador Miller, AmbMiller, Bangladesh, Dialogue, Partnership
Travel Advisory – U. S. Embassy Dhaka, Bangladesh (April 10, 2019) Exercise increased caution in Bangladesh due to crime and terrorism. Some areas have increased risk. Reconsider Travel to: Dhaka due to crime and terrorism. Southeast Bangladesh, including the Chittagong Hill Tracts, due to crime, terrorism, and kidnapping. Violent crime, such as armed robbery, assault, and rape, is widespread. Terrorist groups continue ...
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 10 April, 2019 | Topics: Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Bangladesh, crime, risk, terrorism, Travel Advisory
Bangladesh’s constitution provides for a parliamentary form of government, but in fact, most power resides in the Office of the Prime Minister. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League party won a third consecutive five-year term in an improbably lopsided December parliamentary election that was not considered free and fair, and was marred by ...
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 14 March, 2019 | Topics: News, Reports | Tags: Bangladesh, Human Rights Reports
The United States is disappointed by the Government of Bangladesh’s inability to grant credentials and issue visas within the timeframe necessary to conduct a credible international monitoring mission to the majority of international election monitors from the Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL), which the United States funded through the National Democratic Institute.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 22 December, 2018 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Bangladesh, national election
Today is World Refugee Day, which provides an opportunity to reflect on the suffering of displaced people and what we can do to provide them safety as well as to prevent future displacement. On this year’s World Refugee Day, Bangladesh stands out as a beacon of hope and inspiration. Bangladesh has saved the lives of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 20 June, 2018 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Bangladesh, Rohingya Refugees, World Refugee Day
U.S. EMBASSY DHAKA CLOSED ON JUNE 13 AND JUNE 17 IN OBSERVANCE OF SHAB-E-QUADR AND EID-UL-FITR
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 14 June, 2018 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Bangladesh, Eid UL Fitr, Holiday Notice
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry presented the 2015 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices at 2 p.m. EDT on April 13, 2016, in the Press Briefing Room at the U.S. Department of State.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 13 April, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Bangladesh, Human Rights Reports, John Kerry
