Five years ago, Burma’s military launched a brutal campaign against Rohingya – razing villages, raping, torturing, and perpetrating large-scale violence that killed thousands of Rohingya men, women, and children.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 25 August, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Bangladesh, Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor, Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Burma, Genocide, human rights, Humanitarian Aid, Office of the Spokesperson, Rohingya, Rohingya Refugees, Secretary Blinken, The Secretary of State
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale spoke today with Burmese State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi to reaffirm American support for democratic reforms and humanitarian relief efforts in Burma and a credible, transparent, and inclusive national election in November.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 28 October, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Burma, Myanmar, Office of the Spokesperson, Rohingya Refugees
I am pleased to be here to celebrate yet the latest chapter of cooperation between the United States and Bangladesh, a relationship that dates back many decades and has bound the Bangladeshi people and the American people most closely together over these many years.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 15 October, 2020 | Topics: Commercial Affairs, Economic Affairs, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, Speeches, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Bangladesh, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Deputy Secretary Biegun, Deputy Secretary of State, free and open indo-pacific, Office of the Spokesperson, U.S. & BD, U.S. Government
DAS Stone : Bangladesh is a relationship with enormous potential and a country with enormous potential, and we really do hope to grow on that. So the administration is looking to grow our relationship with Bangladesh as a key Indo-Pacific partner.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 15 September, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, DAS Laura Stone, DCM Wagner, free and open indo-pacific, Indo-Pacific, U.S. & BD
The U.S. is leading the global response to COVID-19 with foreign assistance funding, having allocated $20.5 billion for the development of vaccines and therapeutics, preparedness efforts, and other foreign assistance.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 21 August, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, coronavirus, COVID-19, Foreign Assistance, Global Health, Humanitarian Aid, Humanitarian Assistance, Office of Foreign Affairs, Office of the Spokesperson, USAID
Hello, I would like to welcome journalists to today’s virtual press briefing with Ambassador Alice Wells, Acting Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 20 May, 2020 | Topics: News, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Alice Wells, Bangladesh, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, coronavirus, COVID-19, Indo-Pacific, Rohingya, Rohingya Refugees, u.s.Department of State, United States
Through the American people’s generosity and the U.S. Government’s action, the United States continues to demonstrate global leadership in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 19 May, 2020 | Topics: Fact Sheets, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: and Migration, Bangladesh, Bureau of Population, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, COVID-19, Foreign Assistance, Global Health, Humanitarian Aid, Humanitarian Assistance, Office of the Spokesperson, PRM, Refugees, U.S. & BD, U.S. Funding, U.S. Government, United States, us assistance
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
