MEDIA NOTE: Acting Assistant Secretary Alice Wells Travels to Thailand and Bangladesh
Acting Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells will travel to Thailand and Bangladesh, November 1-7. Read More»
Statement of Alice G. Wells, Acting Asst. Secretary, Bureau of SCA, Before The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia & The Pacific
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 ... Read More»
Winners for the 2019 Secretary of State’s Award for Corporate Excellence
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. Read More»
Op-Ed by Ambassador Earl R. Miller in Observance of U.S. Labor Day
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 ... Read More»
Joint Statement on U.S.-Bangladesh Partnership Dialogue
Embassy of the United States of America Public Affairs Section Tel: 880-2-55662000 Fax: 880-2-9881677, 9885688 E-mail: DhakaMediaRequests@state.gov Website: 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 ... Read More»
Travel Advisory – U. S. Embassy Dhaka, Bangladesh
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 ... Read More»
Bangladesh Human Rights Report 2018
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 ... Read More»
Upcoming Election in Bangladesh
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. Read More»
U.S. Embassy Dhaka Closed On June 13 And June 17 In Observance Of Shab-E-Quadr And Eid-Ul-Fitr
U.S. EMBASSY DHAKA CLOSED ON JUNE 13 AND JUNE 17 IN OBSERVANCE OF SHAB-E-QUADR AND EID-UL-FITR Read More»
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Releases Annual Human Rights Report
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. Read More»
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