As Bangladesh tries to ease its load of over a million Rohingya refugees who fled their homes in Myanmar to evade persecution, Japanese Ambassador to Dhaka Ito Naoki has said his country is considering resettlement of some Rohingyas to Japan.

Bangladesh wants direct Dhaka-Guwahati and Sylhet-Guwahati air connectivity and direct bus service between Sylhet and Shilchar for promoting people-to-people contacts, boosting bilateral ties and ensuring collective prosperity in the region.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam today said the government felt the urge to share certain information with foreign missions in Dhaka so that there is no room for “misinformation” and “confusion”.

The government will write a letter to the UK government requesting it to deport the two fugitive killers of intellectuals, Chowdhury Mueen Uddin and Ashrafuzzaman Khan, to Bangladesh.

The foreign ministry has told all diplomatic missions in Dhaka that the BNP planned to take control of the streets forcefully through the December-10 rally and invite a vested quarter to power by creating anarchy.

Argentina is planning to open its embassy in Bangladesh. The decision might have been boosted by Bangladesh's support of Lionel Messi's team in the football World Cup in Qatar, according to the Merco Press, a South Atlantic News Agency.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will not cave in to “any external pressure or internal conspiracy to derail the nation”, said Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and his deputy Shahriar Alam yesterday. 

The White House has called on the government of Bangladesh to fully investigate reports of violence against journalists and human rights activists and urged all parties to refrain from violence.

Amnesty International today called for the Bangladesh government to end repression of demonstrations.

China hopes the Rohingya repatriation will start next year, said Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming yesterday.

UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Association and Peaceful Assembly Clement Voule said Bangladesh must guarantee the right to peaceful assembly and refrain from using excessive force against protesters.

"We encourage the government to investigate these reports of violence and protect the fundamental freedoms of expression, association, and peaceful assembly," US Ambassador Peter Haas said.

The US has expressed concern about reports of intimidation, political violence, police harassment, arrests of opposition party members and restrictions on the ability of the opposition parties to meet and hold peaceful rallies.

The historic quote of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, “friendship to all, malice towards none”, has been incorporated in a UN General Assembly resolution yesterday.

Bangladesh and South Korea yesterday kicked off a year-long celebration of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2023 by unveiling logo.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today praised outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming for his contribution in strengthening Bangladesh-China bilateral relations.

Fifteen foreign missions in Bangladesh have reaffirmed the importance of free, fair, inclusive and peaceful electoral processes in Bangladesh.

Scaling up Rohingya resettlement to the US is a priority for the Biden administration, said a visiting top official of the US government.

Fifteen foreign missions in Bangladesh today reaffirmed the importance of free, fair, inclusive and peaceful electoral processes in Bangladesh.

All countries, including China, India, the US and Bangladesh, should work together as friends, instead of forming groups against each other, for peace and stability, said Li Jiming, the outgoing Chinese ambassador.