‘Respect human dignity’: UN urges Bangladesh, India to resolve ‘push-ins’ through dialogue
18 June 2026, 21:30 PM
Diplomacy
British, Chinese envoys call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman
18 June 2026, 20:43 PM
Diplomacy
Rakhine stability key to Rohingya repatriation
18 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Diplomacy
Khalilur touts Bangladesh-US trade deal as gateway to investment and supply chain
17 June 2026, 21:50 PM
Diplomacy
Dhaka summons Indian envoy over Zahed’s Delhi airport ordeal
16 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Diplomacy
Indian deputy high commissioner summoned over Zahed’s return from Delhi airport
15 June 2026, 16:50 PM
Diplomacy
Foreign minister terms Zahed's Delhi incident 'regrettable'
15 June 2026, 14:56 PM
Diplomacy
Bangladesh starts getting 40MW from Nepal
15 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Diplomacy
Dhaka seeks cooperation with Delhi despite challenges: PM’s foreign affairs adviser
13 June 2026, 14:49 PM
Diplomacy
Trivedi arrives in Bangladesh
13 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Diplomacy
PM Hasina holds summit meeting with Japanse PM Kishida
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has arrived at the Japanese prime minister's office to hold the summit meeting with her Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio.
26 April 2023, 09:45 AM
Dhaka prepping to evacuate Bangladeshis from Sudan
The government has started making arrangements to evacuate Bangladeshis from Sudan as the warring sides have agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire that came into effect early today.
25 April 2023, 16:18 PM
PM gets red carpet welcome on arrival in Tokyo
A red carpet was rolled out as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in Tokyo, Japan this afternoon on a four-day official visit at the invitation of her Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida.
25 April 2023, 13:28 PM
PM leaves for tri-nation tour
A special chartered VVIP flight (BG1403) of the Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage members departed from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 7:45am
25 April 2023, 02:03 AM
IASG adopts resolution for recognising genocide in 1971
The International Association of Genocide Scholars (IASG) has adopted yesterday a resolution entitled "Resolution to Declare the Crimes Committed during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War as Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes"
24 April 2023, 18:56 PM
PM’s 15-day tour : Trade, defence co-op to top the agenda
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka today on a 15-day official tour to Japan, the US, and the UK, aimed at strengthening ties with the country’s major development partners as it aspires to graduate out of the “Least Developed Countries (LDC)” category by 2026.
24 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh will keep its mission in Sudan, for now
Bangladesh will continue to have its mission in Sudan operational considering the needs of some 1500 Bangladeshi citizens living there, despite the present turmoil in the African country.
24 April 2023, 15:40 PM
PM's 15-day Japan, US, UK tour starts tomorrow
During her UK visit, Hasina will attend the coronation of Charles III
24 April 2023, 15:21 PM
Bangladesh for 'free, inclusive' Indo-Pacific region
Dhaka announces ahead of PM's 15-day visit to Japan, the US and UK
24 April 2023, 12:35 PM
Xi Jinping congratulates Bangladesh's new president
Chinese President Xi Jinping today sent a congratulatory letter to Md Shahabuddin on his assuming office as president of Bangladesh.
24 April 2023, 06:46 AM
Tk 7.5cr bribe for visa: Malaysia recalls two officials from Dhaka
The Malaysian authorities have recalled and remanded two officers from its high commission in Dhaka on suspicion of receiving bribes of over Tk 7.5 crore for issuing visas for Bangladeshi workers and tourists.
20 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Observers from EU, UK welcome in nat’l election
Bangladesh will welcome observers from the European Union and the United Kingdom in the upcoming general election, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said yesterday.
20 April 2023, 18:00 PM
PM’S Japan Visit: It’ll elevate Dhaka-Tokyo ties to ‘new stage’
Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori has said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s upcoming visit to Japan should be one of the historic moments in the two countries’ bilateral relationship.
20 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh becomes party to Minamata Convention on Mercury
Bangladesh has formally become party to the Minamata Convention on Mercury, joining the global efforts to protect human health and environment from anthropogenic emissions and releases of mercury and mercury compounds
19 April 2023, 19:18 PM
China took a ‘good initiative’
Chinese Special Envoy Deng Xijun had a meeting with Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Rohingya repatriation on April 6, two days before the latter flew to Washington to hold a bilateral meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
18 April 2023, 18:00 PM
EU to send observers if election participatory
The European Union has told the government that it is ready to send election observers if the next parliamentary polls are participatory.
17 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Foreign secretary flies to China: source
Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen yesterday left for Beijing on a two-day visit, a diplomatic source told The Daily Star.
17 April 2023, 18:00 PM
EU envoy discusses Election Observation Mission with Momen
European Union Ambassador to Bangladesh Charles Whiteley had a meeting with Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen today and discussed the proposed deployment of an EU Election Observation Mission in Bangladesh ahead of the next election
17 April 2023, 16:59 PM
Hasina asks Iranian president to ensure equal opportunity for women
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the Iranian President Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi to take efforts to ensure that Iranian women could live with dignity and honour with equal opportunity for education and work with their male counterparts.
17 April 2023, 14:15 PM
Bangladesh to pay Russia in yuan for Rooppur nuclear plant
Bangladesh and Russia have agreed to use yuan to settle payment for a nuclear plant Moscow is building in the South Asian country, a Bangladesh government official said on Monday
17 April 2023, 13:34 PM