US Embassy launches Bengali language website

On the eve of the International Mother Language Day, the US Embassy in Dhaka has launched its Bengali language website in an effort to increase understanding between the people of Bangladesh and the United States.

Chargé d’affaires (CDA) of the US Embassy JoAnne Wagner on Thursday  launched the website -- www.bd.usembassy.gov/bn -- which closely mirrors the Embassy’s English website and provides content to Bengali speakers across Bangladesh and around the world. 

The Bengali language website enables the embassy to communicate more effectively with Bangladeshis and further expand the growing bilateral relationship between the United States and Bangladesh.

Both websites will be updated regularly to ensure both English and Bengali speakers have access to information related to US foreign policy, business opportunities, visas for travel to the United States, study and professional exchange opportunities in the United States, and more. 

At the launching event, CDA Wagner said the International Mother Language Day holds a special place here in Bangladesh and in the heart of Bangladeshis around the world, particularly because it was the 1952 language movement in Bangladesh that led the United Nations to create International Mother Language Day. 

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