Embassy of the United States, Dhaka Boston architectural firm of Kallmann, McKinnell and Wood. Embassy of the United States, Dhaka The Embassy of the United States of America in Dhaka is the diplomatic mission of the United States in Bangladesh. The embassy has 400 staff led by the US Ambassador to Bangladesh. The United States established its consulate-general in Dacca in 1949, when the city was the capital of East Bengal in the Dominion of Pakistan. During the independence of Bangladesh, it was the site of the famous Blood Telegram sent by then-Consul-general Archer Blood detailing atrocities committed by the Pakistani Army during Operation Searchlight. The
Greater Dhaka shown in blue and red on map, based on 2011 figures: Notes: ** Areas may differ from 2001 due to accuracy or natural changes in land boundaries. Greater Dhaka Greater Dhaka is the conurbation surrounding the Bangladeshi capital city of Dhaka, which has grown into one of the world's largest megacities, and shows a very rapid rate of expansion. Dhaka not only grows because it is the capital and largest urban center, but also due to massive internal displacement from millions of people living in a perennially flood-prone river delta. The area of Dhaka Statistical Metropolitan Area was 1,353 square