US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller has appreciated the role of Bangladeshi Fulbright alumni in building bridges of friendship between the two countries. “Through the Fulbright programme, you cultivated long lasting friendships with students, scholars, and community leaders in the United States and worldwide and you returned to Bangladesh and share your knowledge and ideas,” Ambassador Miller told Bangladeshi Fulbright alumni. Renowned economist Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya (Fulbright Scholar, 2004) delivered the Fulbright Day keynote address on Thursday. Read: World investors are eyeing Chattogram: Ambassador Miller Ambassador  Miller and Deputy Chief of Mission Helen LaFave joined hundreds of U.S. government-funded exchange programme alumni to celebrate the Fulbright programme’s 75th anniversary through a two-day virtual conference.  Vice Chancellor of the University of Dhaka Professor Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman (Fulbright Scholar, 2002), joined the opening ceremony as the chief guest on Wednesday.

Bangladesh on Tuesday said there are indications that the new US administration under President Joe Biden will look into the issue of genocide of Rohingyas in the Rakhine State and hopefully will proactively take action for their safe return to Myanmar.

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller has said Bangladesh-US partnership will continue on its positive trajectory and deepen in 2021 as Bangladesh celebrates its 50th anniversary of independence. Ambassador Miller met virtually with the Editors’ Council of Bangladesh on Tuesday and highlighted the strength of US-Bangladesh relations. They discussed the Bangladesh-US relations and a wide range of bilateral issues, said the US Embassy on Wednesday. During the virtual conversation, Ambassador Miller paid tribute to Bangladeshi journalists and media outlets for their tireless efforts during the ongoing pandemic to ensure the public has accurate, life-saving information ab

The US Embassy in Dhaka on Thursday provided essential personal protective equipment (PPE) to the Gulshan Crime Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) as part of continued US support for Bangladesh’s Covid-19 response efforts. 

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller on Thursday visited and interacted with families in Kalyanpur slum receiving food assistance through a new US government programme funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

The US government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing more than $173 million in new funding to complement the government of Bangladesh’s ongoing efforts to respond to the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has appreciated  Bangladesh for exporting PPE to the US market terming it a "significant milestone."

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Friday criticised statements posted on social media by some diplomats on media freedom terming those remarks "unfortunate, disappointing and unacceptable".

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller on Thursday said journalists should be free to pursue the truth without fear of censorship, harassment, or arrest as they perform this life-saving service.

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller and Australian High Commissioner in Dhaka Jeremy Bruer on Tuesday greeted Bangladeshis on the occasion of Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year.