Dhaka, March 4 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has refuted claims that a USAID-funded $29 million project in Bangladesh was awarded to an organisation owned by two individuals, stating that the allegation is untrue.

In a press release issued on Monday, the ministry clarified that such projects are implemented under the bilateral Development Objective Assistance Agreement between Bangladesh and the United States.

Recently, former US President Donald Trump alleged that USAID had provided $29 million to an organisation owned by two individuals in Bangladesh.

USAID, the United States Agency for International Development, is a civilian foreign aid agency under the US government. In Bangladesh, USAID funded a $29 million project titled St...