Bangladesh, Japan eye strategic relationship

Bangladesh and Japan have agreed to work towards building a strategic relationship, and there may be agreement on this during the upcoming visit of Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina to Japan, likely by the end of April this year.
28 February 2023

G20 meet in Delhi: Momen to hold meetings on the sidelines

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen will have a number of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the G20 foreign ministers' meeting in New Delhi which starts tomorrow.
28 February 2023

Putin congratulates President-elect Md Shahabuddin

"Please accept my sincere congratulations on your election as the President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh," he said
28 February 2023

Argentina may adopt Brac's microfinance model

Cafiero, who is leading a 34-member delegation to Bangladesh, said microfinance is a growing sector in Argentina and there are a number of organisations that are trying to support vulnerable families
28 February 2023

Argentina reopens embassy after 45yrs

Overwhelmed by Bangladesh’s support for the Argentine football team that went on to win the FIFA World Cup 2022, Argentina reopened its embassy in Dhaka yesterday, 45 years after it had closed it.
28 February 2023

Bangladesh ahead of US in many cases of transparency: Hasan

Many common people don't know about the Right to Information Act. Even, many journalists don't know about the act well, says information minister
27 February 2023

'Trudeau very fond of his time in Bangladesh with his father'

Canadian PM invited to visit Bangladesh in September
27 February 2023

After 45 years, Argentina reopens embassy in Dhaka

Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam reopened the embassy of the South American country in Dhaka's Banani today.
27 February 2023

Argentina foreign minister arrives in Dhaka

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen received him at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 8:00am
27 February 2023

UN Voting on Ukraine: It missed key issues

As the issue of diplomacy between Ukraine and Russia was missing in the UN resolution, Bangladesh abstained from voting on it, said a foreign ministry spokesperson.
26 February 2023

India’s Congress for solving them thru’ dialogue

"India-Bangladesh ties have always been marked by openness, trust, cooperation and mutual respect … We have successfully utilised the relationship [with Bangladesh] to conclude long-standing land and maritime boundary agreements," the resolution said
26 February 2023

Japan provides Tk 2.23cr grant to 2 NGOs

Japan government today extended a grant of $215,654, approximately Tk 2.23 crore, to two Bangladeshi NGOs -- Dhaka Community Hospital Trust (DCHT) and Switch Bangladesh Foundation (SBF)
26 February 2023

Argentine foreign minister to hold talks with Momen tomorrow

Argentine Foreign Affairs Minister Santiago Andres Cafiero is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on a two-day visit tomorrow morning to discuss trade and investment issues apart from a formal announcement over reopening of its embassy in Dhaka.
26 February 2023

German delegation lauds Bangladesh’s development, achievements in RMG industry

The German side offered support on greener transition of Bangladesh economy through greener industrial transformation, particularly in RMG industry
25 February 2023

High time to form ministerial forum on South-South cooperation: Momen

There is no dedicated ministerial platform under the auspices of South-South cooperation, the minister said while speaking as the chief guest at a meeting in New York
25 February 2023

Resolution on Ukraine: Bangladesh abstains from voting at UNGA

Bangladesh on Thursday abstained from voting on a UNGA resolution calling for an end to the war in Ukraine, just hours before the conflict entered its second year yesterday.
25 February 2023

Moscow thanks Dhaka for abstaining from UN vote

Thirty-two countries including Bangladesh, India, China, Iran, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka abstained from voting
24 February 2023

Dainik Dinkal: Media Freedom Coalition worried over scrapping of declaration

The Media Freedom Coalition in Bangladesh has expressed concern over the government’s recent decision to cancel the declaration of the Dainik Dinkal.
24 February 2023

Won’t issue injunction to media

India’s Supreme Court yesterday rejected a plea seeking to gag the media from reporting on the Adani-Hindenburg issue till the court pronounces its order.
24 February 2023

G20 meet in India: Division emerges over Russia-Ukraine war

India wants the geopolitical tension to be referred to as a "crisis" or a "challenge" while the US and other western nations want to describe it as nothing short of "war"
24 February 2023