Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (April 25, 2022) sought to continue procurement of LNG from Qatar for a long term period.

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will visit Dhaka this Thursday (April 28, 2022) to hand over an invitation on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina for an official visit to India.

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark has arrived in Dhaka on a three-day visit as Denmark and Bangladesh seek to deepen cooperation on climate change especially regarding renewable energy, and blue economy.

Norway is seeking to broaden its cooperation in the areas of offshore renewable energy, trade and investment in Bangladesh.

Unless concrete actions are taken and accountability is ensured, there is no scope for lifting the sanctions on Rab, said US Ambassador Peter Haas at a discussion yesterday.

Sri Lanka’s financial crisis is a classic example of what populist policies, corruption and mismanagement can cause, economists and political analysts from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka told a webinar yesterday.

India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is likely to visit Dhaka this week, most probably on April 28, says a diplomatic source yesterday.

There is no scope for repealing the sanctions against Rab, without concrete actions and accountability, United States Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas said today.

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas has said the US will not take any sides in the upcoming elections in Bangladesh and reiterated US commitment across the world to help countries strengthen democracy.

The United States stands alongside Bangladeshis of all faiths who came together to reject attacks against the minorities, said US Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said Japan and Singapore would like to take skilled manpower with communication skills from Bangladesh.

A new executive committee of the China-Bangladesh Friendship Center (CBFC) has been formed with Chinese national Guo Pei Lin Peter as president and Dr Fakhrul Islam Babu as general secretary.

Bangladesh is likely to export hilsa to India during this year's Durga Puja festival as well.

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark will make a three-day visit to Bangladesh beginning April 25 as the two countries seek to deepen cooperation on climate change, especially regarding renewable energy, and blue economy.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has questioned the quality of the US human rights report on Bangladesh, noting that Bangladeshi officials at the US Embassy in Dhaka prepared the initial draft collecting information from media reports and some NGOs.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has questioned the quality of the US human rights report on Bangladesh, noting that Bangladeshi officials at the US Embassy in Dhaka prepare the initial draft collecting information from media reports and some NGOs.

German Ambassador to Bangladesh Achim Troster yesterday said he is unhappy about what the BNP told media about his meeting with the party’s leaders on March 17.

The US is heartened to see Bangladeshis from different faiths peacefully coexisting, but there are some elements that try to create divisions and conflicts, said US Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain yesterday.

Germany wishes for participatory polls of Bangladesh as democracy and human rights are key to the country’s foreign policy.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the exchange of Covid-related medicines and medical equipment between Bangladesh and India during the pandemic is a role model of “good neighbourhood diplomacy”.