THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF BANGLADESH STUDIES IS A CONSORTIUM OF U.S. UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES INVOLVED IN RESEARCH OF BANGLADESH. OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE SCHOLARLY UNDERSTANDING OF BANGLADESH CULTURE AND SOCIETY IN THE UNITED STATES AND TO PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE U.S. AND BANGLADESH. BY SENDING UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS AS WELL AS SENIOR SCHOLARS TO BANGLADESH, WE ALSO PROMOTE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF AMERICA IN BANGLADESH.