USAID

People hold placards, as the USAID building sits closed to employees after a memo was issued advising agency personnel to work remotely, in Washington, DC, US, February 3, 2025. Photo: Reuters
USA

As US restores some aid, humanitarian groups ask: where is the money?

US President Donald Trump returned to office on January 20 and immediately ordered a 90-day pause on foreign aid pending a review of whether the programs align with his "America First"...

People hold placards outside the USAID building, after billionaire Elon Musk, who is heading US President Donald Trump's drive to shrink the federal government, said work was underway to shut down the US foreign aid agency USAID, in Washington, US, 3 February, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Panorama

Supreme Court’s USAID ruling sends an important message

Rohingya refugees queue for water in a camp near Cox’s Bazar. File Photo: REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
Bangladesh

UN to slash rations to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh by half to $6 per month, official says

Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

Fallout of USAID funding cuts: Open letter to hiring managers

Trump's allegation of USAID's $29m fund received by 2 Bangladeshis not true: Foreign ministry
Bangladesh

Trump's allegation of USAID's $29m fund received by 2 Bangladeshis not true: Foreign ministry

A Rohingya girl feeds a child from a jar with the USAID logo on it, at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, February 11, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ro Yassin Abdumonab/File Photo
USA

USAID official warns of unnecessary deaths from Trump's foreign aid block

Terminated US Agency for International Development (USAID) employee Caitlin Harwood gestures as she hugs her cousin Samantha Kent after laid-off USAID workers cleared out their desks and collected personal belongings, during a sendoff in Washington, DC, US, February 27, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
USA

USAID workers say goodbye to headquarters as Trump drastically cuts foreign aid

An American flag and USAID flag fly outside the USAID building in Washington, DC, US, 1 February 2025. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon
USA

Trump administration says it's cutting 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts

An American flag and USAID flag fly outside the USAID building in Washington, DC, US, 1 February 2025. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon
USA

US Supreme Court Roberts pauses federal judge's order on Trump administration foreign aid funding

An American flag and USAID flag fly outside the USAID building in Washington, D.C., US, February 1, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon/File Photo
USA

Trump administration eliminating 1,600 USAID jobs in the US

U.S. President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up as he returns to the White House from National Harbor following his address to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) annual meeting, on the South Lawn in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 22, 2025. REUTERS
Bangladesh

$29m USAID fund went to Bangladesh so they can vote for radical left communist: Trump

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi walks along with US President Donald Trump at the White House, in Washington, DC, 14 February 2025. Photo: Collected
South Asia

Trump criticises USAID funding for India, sparks diplomatic tensions

US President Donald Trump hosts a business session with US governors who are in town for the National Governors Association's (NGA) annual winter meeting, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, 21 February 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Leah Millis
Bangladesh

$29m USAID fund went to a Bangladesh firm with only 2 people: Trump