BNP discusses poll issues with US envoy

A 3-member BNP delegation, led by its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, met US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas on Sunday and discussed next election issue and non-violent political process. The one hour meeting that started at 12 pm was held at the US envoy's residence in Dhaka, said BNP

US envoy  visits  Beximco Industrial Park

Ambassador of the USA, Peter Haas, has attended Beximco’s state of the art ETP & RO inauguration and handed over the LEED Platinum Certificate to Beximco at Beximco Industrial Park on Friday, a press release said Friday. The ceremony was hosted by Beximco group director & CEO Syed Naved Husain. The program

US envoy finds over-exaggeration of sanctions impact

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas thinks that many people are "over-exaggerating" the impact of the sanctions imposed on the elite force Rab and some officials but acknowledges that it did have an impact on the overall relations. "Yes, the sanctions did have an impact. I think many people are over-exaggerating

We just want a participatory election: US envoy

U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas on Wednesday reiterated his country's expectation to see a free and participatory election in Bangladesh with people's participation. "The U.S. doesn't care who wins the election and we just want an election where the people of Bangladesh can choose their leaders," he told reporters after

Peter Haas nominated next US Ambassador to Bangladesh

US President Joe Biden has named Peter D. Haas as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Bangladesh, says the White House. The US President has also named three individuals to serve as Ambassadors of the US, including Eric M. Garcetti, a nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, to India. Haas, a career member