BNP delegation attends dinner hosted by Indian envoy

A five-member delegation of BNP led by Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today attended a dinner hosted by the Indian High Commissioner to Dhaka Pranay Verma
16 March 2023

India’s plan to withdraw water from the Teesta: Dhaka cautiously observing the situation

The foreign ministry has said Bangladesh is trying to get the facts about India’s plan to withdraw water from the Teesta for hydropower and irrigation projects in West Bengal.
16 March 2023

Road ahead for Bangladesh is not flat, straight: US envoy

Bangladesh has everything it needs to become a prosperous, democratic, developed country in the coming years, but the road ahead is, of course, not flat and straight, said US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas
15 March 2023

Bangladesh, China to enhance multilateral ties through consultations

Bangladesh and China, for the first time ever, held official consultations on multilateral human rights issues to enhance the existing cooperation in the areas of human rights, especially under the auspices of the UN Human Rights Council
14 March 2023

India, Thailand on board to include Bangladesh in Trilateral Highway project

India and Thailand have agreed to include Bangladesh in the India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway project, Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen said yesterday.
14 March 2023

Beijing wants Dhaka to take no sides

China wants Bangladesh to independently decide its stance on regional and international matters, instead of relying on others who want Bangladesh on their sides, the Chinese ambassador in Dhaka said yesterday.
14 March 2023

First batch of Rohingyas to return home soon: Chinese envoy

China is expecting the repatriation of the first batch of Rohingya refugees soon..Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen said this during the Spring Dialogue with journalists at the Chinese Embassy today..The ambassador did not specify any date. However, foreign ministry officials
14 March 2023

Cabinet okays Bhutan's use of land and sea ports

The cabinet has permitted neighboring country Bhutan to use Bangladesh's land and sea ports for the country's import and export yesterday
13 March 2023

Australia keen to improve economic ties with Bangladesh

Australia has expressed keen interest in working closely with Bangladesh in various regional and international forums and deepening and widening economic cooperation
13 March 2023

Democracy is in our blood, UK need not worry

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday said that the UK does not need to worry about the elections and democracy in Bangladesh as arrangements for fair and transparent polls are already in place.
12 March 2023

Bangladesh welcomes Saudi-Iran ties

Bangladesh has welcomed the resumption of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran
12 March 2023

Want to hold credible, acceptable election: Momen tells UK minister

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said the next election in Bangladesh will be held transparently and fairly
12 March 2023

EC is totally independent to conduct election: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today reiterated that the Election Commission is totally independent to conduct the country's next general election
12 March 2023

KSA agrees to joint venture fertiliser plant in kingdom

Saudi Arabia has agreed to Bangladesh’s proposal for setting up a fertiliser factory under a joint initiative in the kingdom, said Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen after a meeting with Saudi Commerce Minister Majid bin Abdullah Al-kassabi.
11 March 2023

Sanctions on Russia: Moscow to stand by Dhaka

Russia wants to continue its cooperation with Bangladesh, particularly in trade, economy, and implementation of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant despite sanctions imposed against Russia by the US and the “collective West”.
11 March 2023

Saudi Arabia interested to invest in Bangladesh's energy, port sectors

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said Saudi Arabia is interested to invest in Bangladesh's energy and port sectors..Momen spoke to the journalists today after a meeting with the visiting Saudi Minister of Commerce and Chairman of General Authority of Foreign Trade Majid bin Abdullah Al-
11 March 2023

Dhaka pursuing consolidated approach towards economic diplomacy: Momen

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said Dhaka has been pursuing multi-pronged, multi-spatial and multi-temporal consolidated approach to make its economic diplomacy a success
11 March 2023

'Moscow to stay beside Dhaka despite sanctions'

Russia wants to continue cooperation with Bangladesh, particularly in the areas of trade and economy and in implementing the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project, despite sanctions imposed against Russia by the US and the "collective West"
11 March 2023

KSA agrees to setup Bangladeshi fertiliser plant in the Kingdom

"We want to invest in fertiliser factory [in Saudi Arabia]. The production cost will be low and we can benefit out of that. They have agreed," he said after a bilateral meeting with the Saudi minister
11 March 2023

Rohingya return: Myanmar steps up verification amid global pressure

Amid global pressure on the Myanmar junta, their authorities are now showing a positive attitude towards the Rohingya repatriation as they have stepped up the verification of their citizens in recent weeks, say officials at the Bangladesh foreign ministry.
10 March 2023