Bangladesh, March 20 -- A landmark decision was made on March 19, 2025, when a US federal judge ordered the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, to immediately halt its efforts to dismantle the US Agency for International Development (USAID). The ruling, issued by Judge Theodore Chuang of the District of Maryland, is seen as a significant rebuke of the ambitious reshaping of the US governments foreign aid agency spearheaded by Musk and his administration.

This court ruling comes after the Department of Government Efficiency began its controversial restructuring of USAID, an agency responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance worldwide. USAID has long been ...