Bangladesh has questioned Malaysia’s transparency in the approval process for recruiting Bangladeshi and other foreign workers as researchers and the media are increasingly exposing their exploitation and defrauding in the Southeast Asian country.

Bangladesh has stressed the need for strengthening the G-77 forum under the current presidency of Cuba and for coming up with a strong statement against interference in the internal affairs of other countries at the upcoming G-77 Summit

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said Romania is "a bit displeased" as not even 10 percent of Bangladeshis who recently went to Romania with jobs did not continue their stay in the southeastern European country.

Momen tells BNP

A three-member delegation of BNP held a meeting with the US ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas today

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said the United States does not want a caretaker government but wants free and fair elections in the country in accordance with the existing laws.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has welcomed US International Republican Institute’s interest in observing the next general election, said Seheli Sabrin, the ministry spokesperson, at the weekly media briefing yesterday.

Although progress has been made in the garment sector for the RMG workers’ betterment following the Rana Plaza tragedy, it is nowhere enough, US Ambassador Peter Haas has said.

The foreign ministry today said criticism of the US by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy will not impact the bilateral relations between the two countries.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam today said that the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is working to take Bangladesh-India connectivity to the pre-1965 level for shared prosperity of the region..The state minister said this during a meeting in Agartala with Chie

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma yesterday underlined the "deep bonds of friendship and cooperation" between Bangladesh and India; and reaffirmed commitment to further enrich the "special and multifaceted" ties, which are rooted in shared sacrifices of 1971

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken yesterday expressed concerns about intimidation of the media and civil society through different means, including the Digital Security Act, in Bangladesh.

Blinken tells Momen at Washington meet

The Bangladesh government is committed to hold a transparent and credible election, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington early today

The Bangladesh government is committed to hold a transparent and credible election, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington early today.

Iwama Kiminori, ambassador of Japan, and Iwama Tomomi hosted a reception on the occasion of the port visit by JS Uraga and JS Awaji of the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) to Chattogram yesterday to strengthen relations with Chattogram communities in Chattogram Club

Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) mayor Rezaul Karim Chowdhury sought Japan's cooperation in increasing investment and employment through the development of Chattogram's infrastructure sector

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said Bangladesh wants to improve its ties with the United States with a stronger trade relationship.

Japanese Ambassador Iwama Kiminori has hoped that Bangladesh would play a vital role in materialising its new Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) vision announced by Prime Minister Kishida Fumio on March 20 this year.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken are scheduled to have a bilateral meeting in Washington today to discuss ways to advance the Bangladesh-US ties on key fronts.