US funding

What can the world do as US aid cut pushes millions to the brink?

A skinny, malnourished and tattered mother staggers towards a nearly empty medical clinic in a remote village in South Sudan.

Trump on USAID fund: Dhaka should clear the air

Trump accused USAID of funnelling $29 million to prop up a "radical left communist" in Bangladesh

$29m spent to prop up ‘radical left communist’ in Bangladesh: Trump

US President Donald Trump has doubled down on his outrage over USAID’s spending, accusing the agency of funnelling $29 million to prop up a “radical left communist” in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh firm with 2 people got $29m from US

US President Donald Trump said that a US-funded project to strengthen the political landscape in Bangladesh worth $29 million had gone to a firm with just two people that nobody had ever heard of.

US fund freeze hits development projects in Bangladesh

Thousands of Bangladeshi development professionals face uncertainty as US government-funded projects have been halted following an executive order by the Trump administration on January 20.

Bangladesh not eligible for US funds due to labour rights concerns

Bangladesh is not eligible to receive funding from the US International Development Finance Corporation because of concerns about labour rights violations.

March 21, 2025
March 21, 2025

What can the world do as US aid cut pushes millions to the brink?

A skinny, malnourished and tattered mother staggers towards a nearly empty medical clinic in a remote village in South Sudan.

February 25, 2025
February 25, 2025

Trump on USAID fund: Dhaka should clear the air

Trump accused USAID of funnelling $29 million to prop up a "radical left communist" in Bangladesh

February 24, 2025
February 24, 2025

$29m spent to prop up ‘radical left communist’ in Bangladesh: Trump

US President Donald Trump has doubled down on his outrage over USAID’s spending, accusing the agency of funnelling $29 million to prop up a “radical left communist” in Bangladesh.

February 23, 2025
February 23, 2025

Bangladesh firm with 2 people got $29m from US

US President Donald Trump said that a US-funded project to strengthen the political landscape in Bangladesh worth $29 million had gone to a firm with just two people that nobody had ever heard of.

February 3, 2025
February 3, 2025

US fund freeze hits development projects in Bangladesh

Thousands of Bangladeshi development professionals face uncertainty as US government-funded projects have been halted following an executive order by the Trump administration on January 20.

May 11, 2022
May 11, 2022

Bangladesh not eligible for US funds due to labour rights concerns

Bangladesh is not eligible to receive funding from the US International Development Finance Corporation because of concerns about labour rights violations.