Are you a Bangladeshi undergraduate student interested in studying at a U.S. college or university as an exchange student? If so, the Global UGRAD Program may be the right opportunity for you!
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 6 November, 2022 | Topics: Education, News, Scholarships and Exchanges | Tags: Exchange Program, GLOBAL UGRAD Program, Scholarship & Exchanges, U.S. Funding
The U.S. Embassy in Dhaka is now accepting Concept Notes for the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) fiscal year 2021 competition.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 20 October, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, News | Tags: U.S. Funding
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.
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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.
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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
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 ...
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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
U.S. Embassy Dhaka distributed personal protective equipment (PPE) to Dhaka Metropolitan Police Diplomatic Security Division in support of its COVID-19 response efforts.
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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
U.S. Embassy Dhaka coordinated with the Ministries of Health and Home Affairs to distribute personal protective equipment (PPE) to COVID-19 first responders.
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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.
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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
U.S. Embassy Dhaka distributed personal protective equipment (PPE) to Bangladesh Armed Forces Division in support of its COVID-19 response efforts.
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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
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.
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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)
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.
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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
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.
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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.
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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.
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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. government recently announced a commitment of $37 million in financing from the Emergency Reserve Fund for Contagious Infectious Diseases at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for 25 countries either affected by novel coronavirus COVID-19 or at high risk of its spread.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 12 March, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Emergency Services, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: AmbMiller, coronavirus, COVID-19, U.S. Funding, U.S. Government, USAID
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
The U.S. Embassy in Dhaka is now accepting Expression of Interest (EoI) statements for the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) fiscal year 2019 competition. The deadline for submitting EoI to the U.S. Embassy is Friday, December 6, 2019, at 11:59 p.m.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 27 November, 2019 | Topics: News | Tags: U.S. Funding
Today the United States is contributing $45.5 million to the UN World Food Program in support of the Rohingya refugee crisis. This is in addition to the $60 million announced at the 2019 UN Joint Response Plan (JRP) launch in Geneva on February 15. This brings the total U.S. contribution to the 2019 JRP to ...
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 3 March, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Rohingya Refugees, U.S. Funding