The United States and Bangladesh today convened the seventh meeting of the United States-Bangladesh Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (TICFA) Council.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 20 September, 2023 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement, U.S. & BD, U.S. Government
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.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 7 June, 2023 | Topics: Events, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Haas, terrorism, U.S. & BD
Good afternoon, Minister Shahriar, distinguished guests, partners, colleagues, and friends from the media.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 31 May, 2023 | Topics: Art & Culture, Press Releases, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Haas, EMK Center, U.S. & BD
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 ...
Read More» 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 afternoon, everyone. I want to thank CGS and the Center for International Private Enterprises for hosting this event.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 21 March, 2023 | Topics: Events, Speeches, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Corruption, U.S. & BD, USAID
Counselor of the U.S. Department of State Derek Chollet and Counselor of USAID - US Agency for International Development Clinton White traveled to Dhaka February 14-15 to meet with senior government officials, civil society members, and representatives from humanitarian organizations.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 15 February, 2023 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Bangladesh, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Humanitarian Assistance, Rohingya Refugees, South Asia, U.S. & BD, United States
Good afternoon and thank you for being with us today. Thanks to my esteemed colleagues for joining me for this event.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 5 February, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Haas, Business, Peter Haas, U.S. & BD
Greetings from Dhaka. To those of you joining in Tokyo and online, I’d like to welcome you virtually to the Edward M. Kennedy Center, named in honor of the late U.S. Senator.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 12 January, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Speeches, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Ambassador Haas, Business Forum, Indo-Pacific Business Forum, U.S. & BD
U.S. Ambassador Peter Haas hosted a reception at his residence for the members of the Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh on the evening of Wednesday evening.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 15 December, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases, Speeches, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Ambassador Haas, DCAB TALK, Press Release, U.S. & BD
U.S. Embassy Dhaka is pleased to announce a call for applications for the 2023-2024 Community Solutions Program (CSP).
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 23 October, 2022 | Topics: Education, Study in the U.S., U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Community Solutions Program, Exchange Program, U.S. & BD
Good morning and thank you to the Center for Governance Studies and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Bangladesh Foundation for organizing this event and for having me here today.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 29 September, 2022 | Topics: Ambassador, Press Releases, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Haas, U.S. & BD
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 ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 25 August, 2022 | Topics: Events, News, Speeches, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Rohingya, Rohingya Refugees, U.S. & BD
The United States congratulates Bangladesh on the momentous opening of the Padma Bridge.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 24 June, 2022 | Topics: News, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: U.S. & BD
Over the past 50 years, we have built a robust relationship together, binding our cultures, peoples, and our economies. And the United States is ready to move as fast as Bangladesh wants to expand and deepen our ties.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 24 April, 2022 | Topics: News, Speeches, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Ambassador Haas, U.S. & BD
Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s a pleasure to have Foreign Minister Momen here and to be able to work together on strengthening more the partnership between the United States and Bangladesh.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 5 April, 2022 | Topics: News, U.S. & Bangladesh, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Secretary Blinken, U.S. & BD
Today is the 50th anniversary of U.S.-Bangladeshi diplomatic relations and I'm so excited to be here and I'm so excited to celebrate with you.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 4 April, 2022 | Topics: News, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: U.S. & BD
Today, the United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), delivered to Bangladesh its most recent shipment of emergency medical supplies to save lives, stop the spread of COVID-19, and meet the urgent health needs of the Bangladeshi people.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 7 June, 2021 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Bangladesh, COVID-19, Health Assistance, personal protective equipment ppe, PPE, U.S. & BD, USAID
Last night, as part of its ongoing emergency assistance to countries in South Asia, the U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), airlifted urgent medical supplies to help Bangladesh battle its latest COVID-19 surge.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 6 June, 2021 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: COVID-19, U.S. & BD, USAID
The United States welcomes the arrival of 106,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine to Bangladesh on June 01, 2021.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 1 June, 2021 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: coronavirus, COVAX, COVID-19, Global Health, Health Assistance, U.S. & BD, USAID
Special Presidential Envoy Kerry met with Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, other senior Government of Bangladesh leaders, and international partners ahead of President Biden’s Leaders’ Summit on Climate on April 22-23.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 9 April, 2021 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Bangladesh, Climate Envoy, John Kerry, Leaders Summit on Climate, U.S. & BD
Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce launched the U.S.-Bangladesh Business Council, which will focus on advocacy and engagement to strengthen the bilateral commercial partnership.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 7 April, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Doing Business in the U.S., Economic Affairs, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Business, Business Council, U.S. & BD
On February 18, 2021, to celebrate International Mother Language Day 2021 and in honor of Bangladesh’s upcoming 50th anniversary of independence, U.S. Ambassador Earl Miller officially launched ShareAmerica’s Bengali language website.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 18 February, 2021 | Topics: Former U.S. Ambassadors, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Ambassador Miller, ShareAmerica, U.S. & BD
The United States Government, through U.S. Embassy Dhaka and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has delivered 100 pledged state-of-the-art ventilators to Bangladesh to assist its fight against COVID-19.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 15 November, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Bangladesh, COVID-19, Health Assistance, U.S. & BD, USAID, Ventilator
As-salamu alaykum. Good day. I would like to thank the Honorable Minister, our Government of Bangladesh partners, our heroic health care workers and members of the media for joining us today.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 15 November, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Speeches, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: coronavirus, COVID0-19, Health Assistance, Kurmitola Hospital, U.S. & BD, USAID, Ventilator
The U.S. Department of State submitted the fourth annual report to Congress as required by the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 (the END Wildlife Trafficking Act).
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 12 November, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: U.S. & BD, Wildlife Trafficking
The U.S. and Bangladesh navies expand relationships and broaden maritime awareness during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Bangladesh 2020, commencing Nov. 4. CARAT Bangladesh 2020 demonstrates the U.S.’s continuing commitment to working with the Bangladesh military to address shared maritime security concerns in the region and strengthen our partnership to ensure a free and ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 4 November, 2020 | Topics: Our Ocean, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: CARAT Exercise, U.S. & BD, U.S. Navy
The third annual Indo-Pacific Business Forum took place online and in Hanoi, Vietnam on October 28-29, 2020. It showcased high-impact private-sector investment and government efforts to support market competition, job growth, and high-standard economic development for greater prosperity in the Indo-Pacific.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 30 October, 2020 | Topics: Fact Sheets, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Indo-Pacific, IndoPacificBizForum, U.S. & BD
Today, at the Indo-Pacific Business Forum hosted virtually out of Hanoi, Vietnam, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Assistant Administrator for Asia Javier Piedra announced new activities valued at more than $28 million to advance regional energy markets in South Asia.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 29 October, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Indo-Pacific, U.S. & BD, U.S. Government, USAID
Senior U.S. and international government officials, global industry executives, and other partners from the United States and the Indo-Pacific business community will gather virtually on the evenings of October 27 and 28 in the United States (the mornings of October 28 and 29 in the Indo-Pacific region) for the 2020 Indo-Pacific Business Forum (IPBF).
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 21 October, 2020 | Topics: Business, Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Economic Affairs, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, Trade, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: free and open indo-pacific, Indo-Pacific, IndoPacificBizForum, U.S. & BD
Platform will provide online learning and mentoring for nearly 4,000 local doctors by connecting them with national professors of medicine at Dhaka Medical College Hospital and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) and U.S. experts at the University of Michigan’s Internal Medicine Residency Program and Center for Global Health Equity.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 18 October, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Bangladesh, COVID-19, U.S. & BD
During his October 14-16 trip to Dhaka, Bangladesh, Deputy Secretary of State Stephen E. Biegun met with senior Bangladesh government officials to advance the United States-Bangladesh partnership on a range of bilateral initiatives.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 16 October, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Bangladesh, Deputy Secretary Biegun, Deputy Secretary of State, Humanitarian Aid, U.S. & BD, U.S. Funding
The United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees will bring the international community together this month to address the Rohingya crisis.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 15 October, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Humanitarian Aid, Humanitarian Assistance, Office of the Spokesperson, Rohingya Refugees, U.S. & BD, U.S. Funding, UNHCR
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.
Read More» 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
Deputy Secretary of State Stephen E. Biegun will travel to India and Bangladesh October 12-16.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 9 October, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Bangladesh, Deputy Secretary of State, U.S. & BD
A virtual meeting was convened by U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, Keith Krach, and Adviser for Private Industry and Investment to the Hon’ble Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Salman F. Rahman, MP, on September 30, 2020 with a view to developing a Vision for Advancing U.S.-Bangladesh Economic Partnership. The ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 6 October, 2020 | Topics: Commercial Affairs, Economic Affairs, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Commercial Affairs, economic growth, Investment, U.S. & BD, U.S. Government
Mission Director Brown launched a new Tuberculosis (TB) initiative “Alliance for Combating Tuberculosis in Bangladesh” in Sylhet Division; part of the U.S. government’s commitment to end TB globally. This latest activity builds on the more than $1 billion in health assistance provided to Bangladesh over the past 20 years and nearly $38 million in COVID-19 ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 6 October, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Derrick Brown, ENDTB, TB, U.S. & BD, U.S. Funding, U.S. Government, USAID, USAID Mission Director
Ambassador Earl R. Miller and Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism Senior Secretary Mohamed Mohibul Haque signed the Air Transport Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 30 September, 2020 | Topics: Former U.S. Ambassadors, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Ambassador Miller, U.S. & BD, U.S. Government
Representatives of the international community in Bangladesh, concluded a two-day visit to Cox’s Bazar and the Rohingya refugee camps.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 24 September, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: COVID-19, Cox’s Bazar, Humanitarian Aid, Humanitarian Assistance, Rohingya Refugees, U.S., U.S. & BD
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.
Read More» 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
Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper spoke with Bangladesh Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Hasina over the phone today on September 11, 2020.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 11 September, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Bangladesh, Defense Secretary, Department of Defense, Indo-Pacific, U.S., U.S. & BD
The U.S. Embassy, including the Consular Section, will be closed on Sunday, September 6, 2020, in observance of U.S. federal holiday Labor Day.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 3 September, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: COVID-19, Holiday Notice, U.S. & BD, U.S. Holiday, U.S. Labor Day
Three years after Burma's security forces launched brutal attacks against hundreds of thousands of Rohingya men, women, and children, most of whom are Muslim, in response to attacks by militants on security posts in northern Rakhine State.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 25 August, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Bangladesh, Myanmar, Office of the Spokesperson, Rohingya Refugees, U.S. & BD, U.S. Government
U.S. Embassy Dhaka distributed personal protective equipment (PPE) to Dhaka Metropolitan Police Diplomatic Security Division in support of its COVID-19 response efforts.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 24 August, 2020 | Topics: Former U.S. Ambassadors, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Ambassador Miller, AmbMiller, Bangladesh, coronavirus, COVID-19, Diplomatic Security Division, Humanitarian Aid, Humanitarian Assistance, personal protective equipment ppe, PPE, U.S. & BD, U.S. Funding, USAID
MS O’CONNELL: Thank you very much, Doris. Hello and thank you all for joining us to commemorate World Humanitarian Day 2020. I proudly join Secretary Pompeo in honoring the memory of humanitarian workers who have made the ultimate sacrifice answering the call to protect the lives and alleviate suffering for crisis-affected people around the world.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 19 August, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration, Humanitarian Assistance, U.S., U.S. & BD
U.S. Embassy Dhaka coordinated with the Ministries of Health and Home Affairs to distribute personal protective equipment (PPE) to COVID-19 first responders.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 10 August, 2020 | Topics: Former U.S. Ambassadors, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Ambassador Miller, coronavirus, COVID-19, Humanitarian Assistance, personal protective equipment ppe, PPE, U.S. & BD, U.S. Funding, U.S. Government, USAID
Ambassador Earl Miller met with families in Madhya Khatiamari village receiving emergency relief from a U.S. government-funded program.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 8 August, 2020 | Topics: Former U.S. Ambassadors, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Ambassador Miller, U, U.S. & BD, U.S. Funding
𝑂𝑛 𝑏𝑒ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑓 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑈𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝐸𝑚𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝐷ℎ𝑎𝑘𝑎, 𝐼 𝑤𝑖𝑠ℎ 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑑𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 1 August, 2020 | Topics: Former U.S. Ambassadors, News, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Ambassador Miller, BD Holiday, U.S. & BD
There is a wonderfully forgiving phrase used frequently in Southern Africa when there are far too many distinguished guests to properly recognize: All protocols observed.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 30 July, 2020 | Topics: Former U.S. Ambassadors, Human Rights, News, Speeches, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Ambassador Miller, AmbMiller, Human Trafficking, Trafficking in Person, U.S. & BD, United Nations
Today, Ambassador Earl R. Miller visited the 250-bed Tuberculosis (TB) Hospital in Shyamoli, Dhaka to observe how U.S. government-provided GeneXpert machines can detect COVID-19 within 45 minutes and handed over equipment to improve diagnosis of multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB).
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 27 July, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: AmbMiller, COVID-19, Humanitarian Assistance, TB, U.S. & BD, U.S. Government, USAID
As floods spread across Bangladesh, the U.S. government is providing relief assistance, which builds on more than $7 billion in development assistance to Bangladesh since 1971.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 24 July, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Bangladesh, COVID-19, Disaster Management and Relief, Disaster Response, FLOOD, Foreign Assistance, natural disasters, U.S. & BD, U.S. Government, us assistance, USAID
U.S. Embassy Dhaka distributed personal protective equipment (PPE) to Bangladesh Armed Forces Division in support of its COVID-19 response efforts.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 21 July, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Bangladesh, Bangladesh Armed Forces, civil defense, COVID-19, fire service, Health Assistance, Humanitarian Aid, Humanitarian Assistance, Indo-Pacific, Ministry of Health and Family, personal protective equipment ppe, PPE, U.S. & BD, U.S. Funding, U.S. Government, U.S. Military, USAID
The American people’s generosity remains unmatched in the global fight against COVID-19. The Department of State and USAID are providing an additional $208 million in new humanitarian and health assistance to bolster our ongoing response efforts, helping the world’s most vulnerable overcome the devastation inflicted by this deadly virus. With today’s announcement, the State Department ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 15 July, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration, coronavirus, COVID-19, Global Health, Humanitarian Aid, Humanitarian Assistance, Office of the Spokesperson, Refugees, U.S. & BD
Almost 50 Bangladeshi criminal justice officials and financial analysts will participate in the series, learning how dark web and cryptocurrency technology facilitates cross-border criminal activity, and how to detect and deter it.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 13 July, 2020 | Topics: Former U.S. Ambassadors, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Ambassador Miller, COVID-19, U.S. & BD, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Government
U.S. Embassy Dhaka coordinated with the Ministries of Health and Home Affairs to distribute personal protective equipment (PPE) to COVID-19 first responders
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 9 July, 2020 | Topics: Former U.S. Ambassadors, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Ambassador Miller, AmbMiller, Bangladesh Police, civil defense, COVID-19, Disease Control and Prevention, Humanitarian Aid, Humanitarian Assistance, Medical First Responders, personal protective equipment ppe, U.S. & BD
Around the world, heroic people are working tirelessly to prevent the spread of COVID-19, to help treat those who are infected, and to support us all in meeting these daunting challenges.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 8 July, 2020 | Topics: Former U.S. Ambassadors, News, Speeches, U.S. & Bangladesh, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Ambassador Miller, AmbMiller, BRAC, COVID-19, Humanitarian Assistance, personal protective equipment ppe, PPE, U.S. & BD, U.S. Funding, USAID, World Food Program (WFP)
Funding is part of the over $43.4 million in U.S. government assistance to date to support Bangladesh’s COVID-19 response efforts and builds on more than $1 billion in health assistance to Bangladesh over the past 20 years.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 8 July, 2020 | Topics: Former U.S. Ambassadors, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Ambassador Miller, AmbMiller, Bangladesh, BRAC, coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Assistance, Humanitarian Aid, Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. & BD, U.S. Government, USAID, World Food Programme
Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo spoke today with Bangladeshi Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen to reaffirm the importance of the U.S.-Bangladesh relationship and discuss our continued cooperation to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 29 June, 2020 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases | Tags: Bangladesh, Foreign Minister, Office of the Spokesperson, U.S. & BD
The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program brings accomplished mid-career professionals with demonstrated leadership potential, a commitment to public service and the capacity to take full advantage of a self-defined program of independent, non-degree study at a leading U.S. university.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 28 June, 2020 | Topics: Education, Press Releases, Study in the U.S. | Tags: Exchange Program, Fellowship, Hubert H. Humphrey, U.S. & BD
In late 2019, we learned of the harrowing plight of Suma Akter, a Bangladeshi woman in Saudi Arabia who secretly recorded and shared on social media her story of abuse and exploitation abroad.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 26 June, 2020 | Topics: Former U.S. Ambassadors, Human Rights, News, Reports, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Ambassador Miller, AmbMiller, AmbRichmond, Bangladesh, Human Trafficking, Op-Ed, TIP Report, Trafficking in Person, U.S. & BD, United States
The United States continues to lead the global effort to respond to and end the COVID-19 pandemic. Building upon decades of investment in life-saving health and humanitarian assistance, the American people should be proud of the real results we are achieving through our help to nations around the world, which also helps protect the homeland.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 18 June, 2020 | Topics: Fact Sheets, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Bangladesh, U.S. Agencies | Tags: coronavirus, COVID-19, Foreign Assistance, Global Health, Humanitarian Aid, Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. & BD, U.S. Funding, USAID
U.S. Embassy Dhaka coordinated with the National Board of Revenue to distribute COVID-19 personal protective equipment to the Customs Department.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 17 June, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Bangladesh, Bangladesh’s National Board of Revenue, Chattogram, civil defense, coronavirus, COVID-19, fire service, Indo-Pacific, personal protective equipment ppe, PPE, U.S. & BD, U.S. Government, United States, USAID
Assalamualaikum, suvechha sobaike and a very good morning.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 15 June, 2020 | Topics: Former U.S. Ambassadors, News, Speeches, U.S. & Bangladesh, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Ambassador Miller, AmbMiller, Bangladesh, coronavirus, COVID-19, Directorate General of Health Services, economic growth, Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. & BD, USAID, USAID Mission Director
Funding builds on more than $1 billion in health assistance to Bangladesh over the past 20 years and includes funding to support food assistance to urban poor living in Dhaka.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 15 June, 2020 | Topics: Former U.S. Ambassadors, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Ambassador Miller, AmbMiller, Bangladesh, coronavirus, COVID-19, Directorate General of Health Services, economic growth, Foreign Assistance, Health Assistance, Humanitarian Aid, U.S. & BD, U.S. Funding, U.S. Government, United States, Urban Living, us assistance, USAID
Months into fighting the COVID-19 pandemic at home and abroad, the United States is continuing to lead the global charge against the pandemic, building on decades of leadership in life-saving health and humanitarian assistance.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 20 May, 2020 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: coronavirus, COVID-19, U.S. & BD, U.S. Funding, us assistance, USAID
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.
Read More» 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
U.S. Embassy Dhaka coordinated with the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Home Affairs to distribute the COVID-19 personal protective equipment to the Fire Service and Civil Defense first responders
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 11 May, 2020 | Topics: Former U.S. Ambassadors, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Ambassador Miller, AmbMiller, civil defense, coronavirus, COVID-19, fire service, FSCD, Indo-Pacific, personal protective equipment ppe, PPE, surgical masks, U.S. & BD, U.S. Government
Hello everyone. I’m Earl Miller, U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh. Thank you for joining our virtual town hall meeting for members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, I have been hosting regular virtual town halls to speak directly to American citizens and friends in Bangladesh about assistance the Embassy ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 13 April, 2020 | Topics: Business, Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Economic Affairs, Former U.S. Ambassadors, News, Speeches, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Ambassador Miller, American Business, American Chamber of Commerce, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, U.S. & BD
The safety and welfare of American citizens in Bangladesh is the U.S. Embassy’s highest priority. The Embassy is open and continues to provide assistance and services to American citizens as well as emergency visa services on a case-by-case basis.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 9 April, 2020 | Topics: Emergency Services, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: charter flight, coronavirus, COVID-19, U.S. & BD, U.S. citizens
