US State Department

US State Department

United States Department of State logo and US flag are seen in this illustration created on April 23, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

US to close consulate in Peshawar, shift duties to Islamabad embassy

Despite the change, Washington said its policy priorities in Pakistan remain unchanged

United States Department of State logo and US flag are seen in this illustration created on April 23, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

US bypasses congressional review for military sales of $8.6b to Middle East allies

A general view of a US State Department sign outside the US State Department building in Washington, DC, on 11 July 2025. Photo: Annabelle Gordon/Reuters

US to suspend immigrant visa processing for 75 nations, including Bangladesh

A general view of a US State Department sign outside the US State Department building in Washington, DC, US, 11 July 2025. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon/File Photo

US pledges $2 billion in humanitarian support to UN, State Department says

United States Department of State logo and US flag are seen in this illustration created on April 23, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

US State Department stops processing visas for Afghan allies

Travelers use a mobile phone at Terminal 8 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, US, June 8, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo

Trump administration has revoked 80,000 non-immigrant visas: US official

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Bangladesh has moved to make all procurements for natural resource extraction fully transparent: US

Most workers in Bangladesh left out of legal protections: US State Dept

Most workers in Bangladesh left out of legal protections: US State Dept

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Interim government breaks from Awami League-era abuses: US report

Unresolved mysteries behind abductions, rescues

Reports of disappearances and kidnappings continue, allegedly by security personnel: US State Dept

Human rights situation stabilised in Bangladesh, but some concerns persist: 2024 US report

Human rights situation stabilised in Bangladesh, but some concerns persist: 2024 US report

US sanctions Palestinian Authority officials, PLO members

US sanctions Palestinian Authority officials, PLO members

A man comforts a woman as she cries while people applaud in the background during a sendoff event for U.S. State Department workers in Washington, DC, US, July 11, 2025. Photo: Reuters

State Department starts firing more than 1,350 workers in Trump's shake-up of diplomatic corps