Dhaka is in talks to buy crude and refined oil from Moscow, Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Mantytskiy said yesterday.

International community has to take responsibility for the 1.2 million Rohingyas who are creating enormous pressure on Bangladesh, said civil society groups at a webinar yesterday.

Bangladesh is in discussions with Russia to procure crude and refined oil, Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Mantytskiy said today.

After a gap of over 12 long years, Bangladesh and India will hold a minister-level meeting of the Joint Rivers Commission in New Delhi on August 25 to discuss unresolved issues of water sharing of transboundary rivers.

Fair and credible elections are a must to ensure that the democratic institutions of the country are effective, said UK High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson today (August 22, 2022).

Rohingya repatriation may begin by the end of this year, said Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen yesterday.

Newly inaugurated Congressional Bangladesh Caucus will promote “continued good relations” between Bangladesh and the United States.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen today (August 19, 2022) said he told the Indian government that Bangladesh would be happy if India helps Bangladesh in maintaining stability, noting that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wants stability and communal harmony in the country.

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming has said there will be no objection if punitive actions are taken against those responsible for the Uttara crane tragedy as per recommendations of the report submitted by the probe committee.

UN Human Rights Commissioner Michelle Bachelet has raised deep concerns about the allegations of enforced disappearance, extrajudicial killing and torture in Bangladesh -- many of which have been attributed to the Rapid Action Battalion -- and the lack of accountability for such violations.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet yesterday that the Rohingya refugees must return to Myanmar.

A primary investigation by the foreign ministry has found that Kazi Anarkoly, deputy head of mission in Indonesia, had possessed marijuana at her Jakarta residence.

Bangladesh began discussions on developing a mechanism for exchange of information on funds deposited by the Bangladeshi citizens in the Swiss banks to ensure that there is no confusion over the matter.

The politicisation of the human rights agenda can never help promote or protect the rights of the people, the foreign ministry said in a statement yesterday -- a day before the first ever visit by a UN human rights chief in the country

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said that Swiss Ambassador Natalie Chuard’s statement that Bangladesh has not sought any specific information on the accounts of Bangladeshi citizens in the Swiss Bank is untrue.

Bangladesh has never sought any specific information on the money deposited with Swiss banks by Bangladeshi citizens, said Switzerland Ambassador to Bangladesh Nathalie Chuard.

Five years after India and Bangladesh signed an agreement of $500 million line of credit (LOC) for defence purchase, Dhaka is moving towards buying defence equipment from the neighbour.

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas has said it is necessary for political parties to sit together despite differences of opinions.

Political parties working together to establish peoples’ rights despite ideological differences is the hallmark of democracy, said US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas yesterday.

US does not favour any particular political party, Ambassador Peter Haas said today (August 10, 2022).