Published: 12:03 AM, 19 April 2026
US Special Envoy Charles Harder arrives in Bangladesh
U.S. Special Envoy for Best Future Generations Charles J. Harder arrived in Dhaka on 18 April 2026 (Saturday) for a three-day visit to advance U.S.-Bangladesh strategic cooperation on education and the well-being of children. The mission of Special Envoy Charles J. Harder's office is to protect and promote the interests and well-being of children (0-17) throughout the world, according to a press release received on Friday from the US Embassy, Dhaka.
Special Envoy Charles Harder will meet with senior government officials and stakeholders to expand partnerships that support Bangladesh's next generation.
The focus of Charles Harder's office is the protection and well-being of children throughout the world, with particular focus on food security, education, healthcare, WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene), and ending child labor, trafficking, and recruitment into gangs and armed conflict.
Special Envoy Harder holds meetings with senior government officials both domestically and internationally on these issues, as well as senior members of foundations, corporations, non-profit organizations, faith-based organizations and international governmental organizations, to find creative and common-sense solutions to these issues for children, their families and their communities.
