The government has ordered the Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) to remain alert at the highest level in the Bangladesh-Myanmar border to prevent any possible influx of the Myanmar citizens as fierce fighting is going on in the bordering areas of Rakhine State.

Although Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s state visit to India next week was officially announced today by the Indian External Affairs Ministry, there is no confirmation to speculations if West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee will be invited to join the delegation-level talks between India and Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will pay a four-day state visit to India from September 5 to 8, the Indian External Affairs Ministry announced today.

South Korea will increase the amount of its soft loan to Bangladesh up to $3 billion under a five-year agreement to help the country smoothly graduate from the LDC status in 2026.

Improving trade and transport connectivity, alongside regulations and logistics, between India and Bangladesh, as well as other neighbouring countries can be a game-changer not only for the two countries but also for the entire region, said Indian High Commissioner Vikram Kumar Doraiswami yesterday. 

Dhaka is considering a long-term agreement with Delhi to buy fuel amid a global supply shortage of energy.

The foreign ministry yesterday summoned Myanmar Ambassador Aung Kyaw Moe to its office and lodged a strong protest over firing of mortar shells into Bangladesh territory from Myanmar a day earlier.

Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki yesterday said they expect the next general election in Bangladesh would be a better one.

Improving trade and transport connectivity between India and Bangladesh, as well as other neighbouring countries can be a game-changer not only for the two countries but for the entire region, said Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Kumar Doraiswami.

Bangladesh will lodge its strong protest with Myanmar so that nothing such happens inside Bangladesh as the country witnessed two mortar shells from Myanmar inside Bangladesh territory this afternoon (August 28, 2022).

Bangladesh has been unanimously elected as a member of the executive committee (EC) of Commonwealth Board of Governors for 2022-2024.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on interim sharing of the Kushiyara river water will be signed during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to India scheduled for the first week of September, said State Minister for Water Resources Zahid Farooque yesterday.

State Minister for Water Resources Zahid Farooque today (August 26, 2022) said that the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on interim water sharing of Kushiyara river will be signed during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to India scheduled for first week of September.

Bangladesh has been unanimously elected a member of the Executive Committee (ExCo) of the Commonwealth Board of Governors for the term 2022-2024.

The Thai translation of Bangabandhu's autobiography “Asamapta Atmajibani” (The Unfinished Memoirs) was unveiled at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok yesterday (August 25, 2022) as a part of golden jubilee celebration of bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Thailand.

The government of India has no comment on the recent remarks the Bangladesh foreign minister made, noting that there is a debate about its accuracy.

Fourteen foreign missions in Bangladesh, including that of the US and the UK, yesterday called for an end to the “culture of impunity” in Myanmar and reiterated their commitment to international accountability initiatives for the genocide committed against the Rohingya people.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said Myanmar should allow international organisations to work in the Rakhine state to create an appropriate environment for Rohingya people to return.

The text of the MoU for interim water sharing of the Kushiyara river was finalised  at the 38th minister-level meeting of Bangladesh-India Joint Rivers Commission yesterday.

The treaties on the sharing of waters of Teesta and the Ganges were discussed today (August 25, 2022) by the Water Resources Ministers of Bangladesh and India at the 38th meeting of the Joint River Commission in New Delhi.