US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas today said the US listens to other countries when they raise issues about US's political affairs and it is not taken as a violation of the Vienna Convention

The United Nations (UN) encourages peaceful, credible, and inclusive elections in Bangladesh, said UN Secretary General's Deputy Spokesman Farhan Haq at a press briefing at the UN Headquarters in New York yesterday

The United States is concerned about reports of intimidation and political violence during protests in Bangladesh over the weekend against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Monday

Amnesty International has said the violence in Bangladesh over the weekend is deeply worrying and may have implications for the human rights situation before, during and after the elections.

Chinese Special Envoy for Asian Affairs Deng Xijun yesterday held meetings with Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen on repatriation of the Rohingyas.

Newly appointed British Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke has expressed his country’s interest to work in the solar-run irrigation sector of the country

Amnesty International has said that the violence in Bangladesh over the weekend is deeply worrying and may have implications for the human rights situation before, during, and after the elections

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen hosted a dinner last night in honour of newly arrived and outgoing diplomats..“It was a farewell and welcome for outgoing and newly arrived ambassadors,” one of the diplomats familiar with the event told UNB..However, it could not be known whether the

Ahead of political rallies of the ruling and opposition parties in Dhaka yesterday, the US reiterated that political violence has no place in a democracy and that the US favors no political party in Bangladesh.

Noting that the election is Bangladesh’ political business, European Union’s Special Representative for Human Rights Eamon Gilmore has expressed hope that the forthcoming national election will be free, fair and free of violence.

Fourteen US congressmen and women have written to the US ambassador to the United Nations, urging the UN to arrange for peacekeeping forces in Bangladesh during the elections “to prevent intimidation, harassment or assault of voters”

The EU will continue to support the Rohingya people for their right to return to their homeland, said Eamon Gilmore, the EU’s special representative for human rights.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today sought British cooperation for the development of Bangladesh Railway sector

An Indian parliamentary standing committee has recommended that India resolve the long-festering Teesta river water-sharing issue with Bangladesh "at the earliest" for improved bilateral ties and "initiate meaningful dialogues" for this

The government yesterday said the joint statement by 13 foreign missions condemning the attack on Hero Alom was a “violation” of diplomatic norms, and urged the missions to refrain from “non-diplomatic” behaviour in the future.

Labour unions and rights activists met Eamon Gilmore, the European Union’s special representative for human rights, in the capital today and raised their demand for a minimum wage of Tk 23,000 for the ready-made garment sector.

The state minister said govt’s discontent over 13 foreign missions' statement about attack on Hero Alom would be conveyed to respective capitals

Foreign ministry high-ups have concluded a meeting with the heads of 13 foreign missions who were yesterday summoned by the government over their joint statement condemning the attack on Ashraful Alom alias Hero Alom during the Dhaka-17 by-election.  

Govt summoned them to voice displeasure over their joint statement over attack on Hero Alom

The United States has reiterated that they support everyone’s right to freely exercise their role in a democratic society.