US State Department
US reiterates call for free, fair polls
The US State Department reiterated yesterday that it supports a free and fair election in Bangladesh.
US 'deeply concerned' by reports of mass arrests, torture of opposition members
The US State Department said it was "deeply concerned" by the reports of "mass arrests of thousands of opposition members and reports of torture in prison" in Bangladesh
US responds to Russian accusation of interference in Bangladesh’s affairs
On November 22, Russian foreign ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova in her weekly briefing said information had come to light regarding a meeting between US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas and a high-ranking representative of the local opposition at the end of October.
Government must improve its fiscal transparency
How can we expect ‘rule by the people’ when people are kept uninformed?
New Visa Policy: US ‘heartened’ by Bangladesh’s response
The US state department has said that it was “heartened” that the Bangladesh government welcomed its decision to impose visa restrictions on those who undermine the democratic election process in Bangladesh.
US assistance to Rab ended in 2018 for gross human rights violations
In response to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s recent comment that it was the US that created and trained Rapid Action Battalion, the US State Department said it had ended assistance to the Rab in 2018 based on credible information of gross human rights violations.
No scope to repeal sanctions on Rab without concrete actions: US Ambassador
There is no scope for repealing the sanctions against Rab, without concrete actions and accountability, United States Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas said today.
Standard of US human rights report on Bangladesh questionable: Momen
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has questioned the quality of the US human rights report on Bangladesh, noting that Bangladeshi officials at the US Embassy in Dhaka prepare the initial draft collecting information from media reports and some NGOs.
Tendency to impose values of some countries, like LGBT rights, regrettable: Dhaka on US human rights report
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam today said the government will ask for explanation from the US side on the recently published human rights report, noting that there are fundamental flaws in it.
Govt took limited steps to prosecute rights abuses
Bangladesh government took limited measures to investigate and prosecute cases of extrajudicial killings and enforced
Yemenis, Iranians sue US State Department, ask for visas to be processed
Dozens of Yemenis and Iranians who won the chance to immigrate to the United States sue the US State Department for not processing their visa applications after President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban is reinstated.
Bangladesh saw rise in attacks
The US state department has said although the number of terrorist attacks around the world declined last year, terror incidents went up significantly in Bangladesh.
Terrorist attacks rise in Bangladesh in 2015, says US State Department report
Terrorist attacks and the total number of deaths increased in Bangladesh in 2015, according to the US State Department.
Wikileaks' Julian Assange gets kitten at Ecuador embassy
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who has been living in the Ecuadorean embassy for almost four years, has gained a new companion - a pet kitten.
4 entrepreneurs get US professional fellowship
Four Bangladeshi young entrepreneurs received “Professional Fellows Exchange Program 2016 (April Round)” fellowship under the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of US State Department.
US launches new centre for counter-violent-extremist communications
The US State Department is revamping its counter-violent-extremist communications efforts through a new Global Engagement Center, a State Department press release said.
China summons US envoy over Taiwan arms
China has summoned a senior US envoy in protest after Washington announced it would sell two warships to Taiwan.
Hotel attacks: Mali declares 10-day state of emergency
Gun-toting jihadists took more than 100 people hostage for around nine hours at a top hotel in Mali's capital Bamako on Friday, in an attack claimed by an al-Qaeda affiliate that left at least 27 people dead.
4th US-Bangladesh security dialogue held
The fourth security dialogue between Bangladesh and the United States is being held in Washington.
