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EBL signs agreement with US State Department to launch Climate Change Adaptation Award
Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) has entered into an agreement with the US Department of State to collaborate on the EBL Climate Change Adaptation Award
US accuses Russia of using 'chemical weapon' in Ukraine
"The use of such chemicals is not an isolated incident, and is probably driven by Russian forces' desire to dislodge Ukrainian forces from fortified positions and achieve tactical gains on the battlefield," the State Department said.
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.
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.
Clinton paid staffer to maintain email server
Hillary Clinton says she and her family paid a State Department staffer with personal funds to maintain a private email server that she used for both personal and government matters while secretary of state.
Latest Clinton emails show frustrations at State with email
Aides to Hillary Rodham Clinton at the State Department complain about the limitations of using email to discuss sensitive diplomatic information.
Fiscal transparency: Bangladesh’s progress poor, says US
Bangladesh does not make “significant progress” toward meeting requirements of fiscal transparency for 2015, report says.
700 migrants rescued off Indonesia
Another 700 Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants are rescued off Indonesia on Friday, police say, as Myanmar undermined calls for a coordinated response to the human-trafficking crisis by threatening to boycott a planned Southeast Asian summit.