‘$29m of US funds went to Bangladesh firm with 2 people’

US President Donald Trump has raised a question over the US funds sent to Bangladesh.

The US President made the allegation while addressing the Governors Working Session at the White House in Washington, DC on Friday.

He said the $29 million of US funds granted to Bangladesh for strengthening the political landscape went to a firm that nobody ever heard of. 

“Got 29 million. They got a check. Can you imagine? You have a little firm, you get 10,000 here, 10,000 there, and then we get 29 million from the United States government. There are two people working in that firm,” he said.

He spoke about a string of USAID projects that were being axed upon recommendation from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) headed by Elon Musk.

Trump then mentioned, "They'll be on the cover of a very good business magazine pretty soon, for being great scammers."

Before getting to Bangladesh, Trump had also mentioned a project going to India. He said, “$21 million [was] going to my friend, Prime Minister Modi, in India for voter turnout. We're giving 21 million for voter turnout in India. What about us? I want voter turnout too.”