Outgoing US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller has said the relationship between Bangladesh and the United States is "strong and will grow stronger". "As Senator Edward Kennedy said at Dhaka University in 1972, the real foreign policy of America is citizen to citizen, friend to friend, people to people. I hope I contributed in some small way to strengthening our friend-to-friend bonds," he said in his pre-departure message on Friday evening.

Describing Bangladesh as a young nation of hope and promise with significant achievements in the last 50 years, US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller has said Bangladesh's future success will be fueled by strengthening of democratic institutions and governing structures with a plural and democratic electoral process in place. “Democracy can only function when all people are fully included, their rights are protected, their voices are heard, and their votes are counted,” he said while delivering a keynote speech at a dialogue held virtually. Cosmos Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Cosmos Group, hosted the dialogue titled “Bangladesh-US Relations: Prognosis for the Future” as part of its ongoing Ambassadors' Lecture Series. The opening remarks were delivered by Cosmos Foundation Chairman Enayetullah Khan. The session was chaired by Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, a renowned scholar-diplomat and former Advisor on Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh Caretaker Government. Distinguished Fellow & Board Member at Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI) Ambassador Farooq Sobhan, President of Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies (BIPSS) Major Gen (Retd) ANM Muniruzzaman, Honorary Advisor Emeritus, Cosmos Foundation Ambassador (Retd) Tariq A Karim and former Principal Secretary to PM Md Nojibur Rahman comprised the panel of discussants. Read:‘Sky is the limit’, says new EU envoy eyeing dynamic relations with Bangladesh

Another 10 lakh doses of Pfizer vaccine from COVAX facility will reach Bangladesh on August 30, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Tuesday. The Pfizer vaccine doses, gifted by the US, are scheduled to arrive at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 7:15 PM by a Qatar Airways flight, he said while talking to reporters at the Secretariat. Read:US regulators give full approval to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen and US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller and the health minister will be present at the airport to receive the vaccine jabs. Earlier, the health minister said Bangladesh will receive 60 lakh more Pfizer jabs from COVAX facility. Another 50 lakh doses will arrive in Bangladesh in phases by September, he said.   Bangladesh started administering the first doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at three centres in Dhaka to fight off Covid-19 on June 21. The United States said it is committed to leading the global response to the Covid-19 pandemic and they will begin this summer the allocation of 500 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine it is providing to Gavi for distribution by COVAX to countries around the world.  Read: Bangladesh to receive 60 lakh more Pfizer vaccine doses in Aug: Minister US President Joe Biden reaffirmed this commitment by announcing that the US will donate 80 million doses of vaccines to support global needs.  The US is working with its G7 partners, the EU, COVAX, and others in a multilateral effort focused on saving lives, ending the pandemic, and supporting the global economic recovery.  

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller has welcomed the arrival of 2.5 million doses of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine to Bangladesh as a gift from American people delivered through COVAX.  The shipment of vaccine doses from the US was delivered on Friday night and Saturday morning through the COVAX Advance Market Commitment, a global initiative to support equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines.   Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen and Health Minister Zahid Maleque received the first consignment of the 2.5 million doses of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Friday night. Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen and Health Secretary Lokman Hossain Mian also welcomed the arrival with Ambassador Miller. Also read: 'It's just the beginning': US ambassador on Moderna shipment's arrival The United States said it is committed to leading the global response to the Covid-19 pandemic and this summer, they will begin allocating the 500 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine it is providing to Gavi for distribution by COVAX to countries around the world.  This is the largest-ever purchase and donation of vaccines by a single country and a commitment by the American people to help protect people around the world from Covid-19, said the US Embassy in Dhaka on Saturday.  Read: Bangladesh receives 1st consignment of 2.5 million Moderna vaccine doses  

The UN Resident Coordinator in Dhaka Mia Seppo and US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller have appreciated the first sentencing under Bangladesh Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Act. 

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller on Wednesday said they continue to call on Myanmar to create the conditions that would allow for “voluntary, safe, dignified, and sustainable” repatriation of the Rohingyas, based on the” informed consent” of those who have been forcibly displaced.

A four-day workshop titled ‘Dialogue on the Use of Digital Evidence in Court’ began in the city on Monday for updating the Evidence Act of 1872 and the future use of digital evidence in Bangladeshi courtrooms.

Dhaka, Sept 4 (UNB) - US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller visited Sylhet from September 1-3 to promote economic and healthcare sector cooperation, cultural understanding, and strengthening US-Bangladeshi military ties.