Rooppur power plant runs into further snag

A fresh bout of uncertainty has emerged surrounding the completion of the Rooppur nuclear power plant after its engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor was included in the latest round of sanctions by the US to squeeze Russia for its war in Ukraine.
28 April 2023

Invest in Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged Japanese businesses to be partners in Bangladesh’s development and achievements as the country moves towards a prosperous future.
27 April 2023

AL alone exercises democracy, holds fair polls in Bangladesh: Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said that democracy in Bangladesh is practised only by her party Awami League which has a history of holding free elections
27 April 2023

Japan will always be on our side: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed her firm belief that Japan will always stand by Bangladesh in building "Sonar Bangla", the dream of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
27 April 2023

Hasina, Kishida for resolving Rohingya crisis to ensure regional stability

Bangladesh PM expressed her appreciation for Japan's support for displaced persons thus far, including its humanitarian assistance as the first country to do so for those resettled in Bhasan Char
27 April 2023

'We want you to be partners in Bangladesh's development, achievements'

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today invited Japanese businesses to be partners of Bangladesh's development and achievements as it was moving towards a prosperous future
27 April 2023

PM calls for taking Dhaka-Tokyo investment ties to a higher level

"I am confident that our last fifty years of enviable cooperation with Japan will remain an inspiration for the coming fifty years and beyond"
27 April 2023

‘Japan has a special place in our hearts’

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said Bangladesh and Japan successfully elevated their bilateral relations to a strategic partnership.
26 April 2023

Xi, Zelensky hold ‘meaningful’ talks

Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky by phone yesterday, the first known call between the two leaders since the start of Russia’s invasion.
26 April 2023

Japan will continue support on Rohingya issue: Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida today reiterated his country's support for Bangladesh in repatriation of Rohingyas to their homeland Myanmar
26 April 2023

India to pay Tk 220 per tonne for transportation of goods via Mongla, Ctg

Additional charges will also be applicable, says NBR
26 April 2023

PM calls on Japan Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina met Emperor of Japan Naruhito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo this afternoon
26 April 2023

Bangladesh, Japan elevate bilateral ties to 'Strategic Partnership': PM

The prime minister said this in joint statement after meeting with her Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio at his office in Tokyo
26 April 2023

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

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

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

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

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

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

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