Bangladesh wants to avert any tensions along Bangladesh-Myanmar border through "dialogue and discussions" using the existing mechanism between the two border forces amid Myanmar's internal conflicts.

Dhaka has invited the seven chief ministers of India’s north-eastern states to visit Bangladesh to help improve connectivity and trade with their states, and India as a whole.

Dhaka has invited seven chief ministers of India’s northeast to visit Bangladesh to help further improve connectivity and trade with the Seven Sisters and India as a whole.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on September 19, owing to which her stay in London may be extended by a day, said a reliable source today (September 11, 2022).

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave on September 15 for a 15-day visit to the UK and the US.

Bangladesh has not met the minimum requirements of fiscal transparency to enable meaningful public participation in budgeting processes despite making significant progress, said the US Department of State’s 2022 Fiscal Transparency Report.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today said the government has asked Myanmar to refrain from firing shots towards Bangladesh border.

Bangladesh yesterday declared three days of national mourning in memory of British Queen Elizabeth II who died on Thursday.

President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina offered Britain's royal family "heartfelt and deep sympathies" over the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday lambasted the Indian government for not inviting her to meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during her four-day state visit to India.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today (September 8, 2022) slammed the Indian government for not inviting her to be a part of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's India visit.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina this morning, on the last day of her official visit to India, reached Jaipur of Rajasthan to visit Khwaja Gharib Nawaz Dargah Sharif, Ajmer in India's Rajasthan.

India’s Minister for the North Eastern region G Kishan Reddy yesterday (September 7, 2022) sought Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s help in bolstering multi-modal connectivity between Bangladesh and the North Eastern Indian states saying this would pave the way for collaborations across sectors and mutual growth and prosperity.

Dhaka has requested New Delhi for “predictable supply” of essential food commodities such as rice, wheat, sugar, onion, ginger, and garlic from India.

British High Commission in Dhaka yesterday raised concerns over the recent violence between political parties and law enforcement agencies after two BNP men were killed in Bhola and Narayanganj.

Bangladesh and India have signed the first contract under $500 Line of Credit (LoC), which India finds an “important first step” in strengthening defence cooperation between the two countries.

The UK is gravely concerned about the recent spate of violence between political parties and law enforcement, particularly after the deaths of BNP activists in Bhola and Narayanganj, said British High Commissioner Robert Chatterton Dickson.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (September 7, 2022) said the relationship between Bangladesh and India goes far beyond strategic partnership and has further strengthened during the last decade.

Noting with satisfaction that the number of deaths due to incidents along the border has significantly reduced, Bangladesh and India agreed to work towards bringing the number down to zero, according to a joint statement.

Bangladesh and India have agreed to collaborate in new areas of cooperation like environment, climate change, cyber security, ICT, space technology, green energy and blue economy.