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U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller, UK Department for International Development (DFID) Senior Governance Adviser Aislin Baker, and Bangladesh Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Anisul Huq jointly launched a new Legal Manual for Civil Society Organizations in Bangladesh to help Bangladeshi civil society organizations carry out their missions more effectively.
Ambassador Earl Miller, accompanied by USAID Mission Director Derrick Brown, traveled to the Sundarbans from January 26-28, 2020, to support the growing partnership between the United States and Bangladesh. Ahead of World Wetlands Day February 2, his visit to the world’s largest mangrove forest highlighted the importance of conserving the Sundarbans and its wildlife. Healthy ecosystems and protection from natural disasters are critical to developing a resilient Bangladesh.
![USAID Mission Director Derrick S. Brown and his delegation visit a watershed project in the Chattogram Hill Tracks. USAID Mission Director Derrick S. Brown and his delegation visit a watershed project in the Chattogram Hill Tracks.](https://2017-2020.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/pressreleases/Watershed_CHT_USAID_DBrown.jpg?itok=DlG7m009)
As part of U.S. Embassy Dhaka’s bilateral engagement with Bangladesh, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bangladesh Mission Director Derrick S. Brown visited key USAID development programs in the Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT) this week. During his visit, he met with residents, local government officials and community leaders to underscore the U.S. government’s commitment, through USAID, to work with the Government of Bangladesh and other development partners to improve economic opportunities and promote conservation of the unique natural resources in the Chattogram Hill Tracts.
United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Bangladesh Mission Director (MD) Derrick S. Brown visited key USAID development programs in Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT) this week. During his visit, he met with residents, local government officials and community leaders to underscore the U.S. government’s commitment, through USAID, to work with the Government of Bangladesh and other development partners to improve economic opportunities and promote conservation of the unique natural resources in the Chattogram Hill Tracts.
![United States Partners with Bangladesh to Support Anti-Human Trafficking Investigation Training for Police Officers United States Partners with Bangladesh to Support Anti-Human Trafficking Investigation Training for Police Officers](https://2017-2020.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/pressreleases/BCTIP_Police_Training_Oct_31.jpeg?itok=IWLtsr8U)
The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Bangladesh’s Counter Trafficking in Persons (BC/TIP) program, partnered with the Forensic Training Institute (FTI) of the Bangladesh Police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to sponsor a five-day anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) investigation skills training. In collaboration with the FTI, the BC/TIP program developed a training curriculum on best practices for handling and investigating TIP cases and assisting trafficking victims in filing cases against perpetrators. This training is the third anti-human trafficking investigation course held since August of this year. Twenty-three police officers from 20 trafficking-prone districts actively participated in the classroom and scenario-based training held at the FTI in Dhaka and conducted by the BC/TIP program, which is funded by USAID and implemented by Winrock International, a U.S. non-governmental organization.
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