US President Joseph R. Biden and Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus have reaffirmed the robust partnership between Washington and Dhaka, underscoring shared democratic values and deep-rooted people-to-people connections. The leaders met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, where President Biden welcomed further engagement between the two governments and pledged continued US support for Bangladesh's reform agenda, according to a White House statement.
President Biden congratulated Prof Yunus on his recent appointment as the head of Bangladesh's interim government. Prof Yunus, a Nobel laureate, was sworn in as Chief Adviser on August 8, following the resignation of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina amid a mass student-led uprising.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), issued a strong statement today condemning the violent actions of Bangladeshi security forces against student protesters. The protests, driven by economic grievances and opposition to the government’s public sector employment quota system, have been met with severe repression.
