The trump administration's announcement that any work in Dhaka under contracts, work orders, grants, cooperation agreements, or other aid or procurement instruments will be immediately terminated or suspended is a serious setback for Bangladesh.
The "immediate suspension" was the most recent declaration issued by USAID, the U.S. donor agency, in a message sent on Saturday, january 25. The halt has also impacted other sectors that rely on US financing.
Immediately cease or suspend any work: Trump's order
Using the recent executive order issued by US President trump as support, USAID wrote in its letter regarding the funding suspension, "This letter is directing all USAID/Bangladesh implementing partners to immediately cease or suspend any work under your USAID/Bangladesh contract, work order, grant, cooperative agreement, or other assistance or acquisition instrument."
With roughly $2.4 billion since the violence began in august 2017, the united states is the biggest donor of humanitarian help to the Rohingya catastrophe. According to the USAID website, around $2 billion of money has been allocated to aiding host communities and Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.
The united states committed $490 million and distributed an extra $550 million to help bangladesh through its agencies in 2023 alone. President trump suspended US foreign aid programs for 90 days while assessing their effectiveness and compatibility with his foreign policy, only hours after taking office on january 20. It wasn't immediately obvious what the order's entire scope was.
Impact of aid in Bangladesh
Many parties, including US-funded NGOs in bangladesh, expressed alarm about the possible effects of this decision. As part of Trump's evaluation to make sure aid distribution aligned with his foreign policy objectives, the US State Department issued a "stop-work" order on Friday, suspending all current foreign assistance and postponing new aid, according to a cable seen by Reuters.
The Department's international aid division wrote the cable, which Secretary of State Marco Rubio authorized. It stated that israel and egypt had received exemptions for military finance, but it did not mention other nations. Critical aid worth billions of dollars might be shut off due to this move. In fiscal year 2023 alone, the united states disbursed $72 billion in international aid, making it the greatest donor in the world.
The "immediate suspension" was the most recent declaration issued by USAID, the U.S. donor agency, in a message sent on Saturday, january 25. The halt has also impacted other sectors that rely on US financing.
Immediately cease or suspend any work: Trump's order
Using the recent executive order issued by US President trump as support, USAID wrote in its letter regarding the funding suspension, "This letter is directing all USAID/Bangladesh implementing partners to immediately cease or suspend any work under your USAID/Bangladesh contract, work order, grant, cooperative agreement, or other assistance or acquisition instrument."
With roughly $2.4 billion since the violence began in august 2017, the united states is the biggest donor of humanitarian help to the Rohingya catastrophe. According to the USAID website, around $2 billion of money has been allocated to aiding host communities and Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.
The united states committed $490 million and distributed an extra $550 million to help bangladesh through its agencies in 2023 alone. President trump suspended US foreign aid programs for 90 days while assessing their effectiveness and compatibility with his foreign policy, only hours after taking office on january 20. It wasn't immediately obvious what the order's entire scope was.
Impact of aid in Bangladesh
Many parties, including US-funded NGOs in bangladesh, expressed alarm about the possible effects of this decision. As part of Trump's evaluation to make sure aid distribution aligned with his foreign policy objectives, the US State Department issued a "stop-work" order on Friday, suspending all current foreign assistance and postponing new aid, according to a cable seen by Reuters.
The Department's international aid division wrote the cable, which Secretary of State Marco Rubio authorized. It stated that israel and egypt had received exemptions for military finance, but it did not mention other nations. Critical aid worth billions of dollars might be shut off due to this move. In fiscal year 2023 alone, the united states disbursed $72 billion in international aid, making it the greatest donor in the world.
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