US Embassy launches 'America Week 2026' to mark 250 years of independence
The week-long programme will be held from 1-7 July across Dhaka, Chattogram, Sylhet and Rajshahi
The US Embassy in Dhaka today (30 June) launched America Week 2026, a seven-day, multi-city celebration marking the 250th anniversary of American independence as part of President Donald Trump's Freedom 250 initiative.
The week-long programme will be held from 1-7 July across Dhaka, Chattogram, Sylhet and Rajshahi, showcasing American history, culture, music and values through a series of public events, reads a press release.
Led by US Ambassador Brent T Christensen, the celebrations will feature Freedom 250 Concerts by the US Army's 25th Infantry Division Brass Band, an American Fair at Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed Park in Dhaka, the launch of a Founders Museum exhibition in Sylhet, and several other programmes across the country.
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The embassy said the events are intended to bring American culture, history and values directly to communities across Bangladesh as part of the year-long commemoration of the United States' 250th anniversary of independence.
