India today offered its support to Bangladesh to help manage the unprecedented flood and relief efforts in the northern part of the country.

India and Bangladesh will hold the seventh meeting of the foreign minister-level Joint Consultative Commission in New Delhi tomorrow (June 19, 2022) to discuss the entire gamut of bilateral relations, including cooperation in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, said an announcement of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs today.

As a gesture of friendly relations, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sent one tonne of Amrapali mangoes to Indian President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a gift.

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas has said the sanctions on Rab will not damage the bilateral relationship and that the two countries, which have deep ties, will move on and work together based on shared values of democracy and human rights.

Continuing her mango diplomacy, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sent one metric ton of Amrapali mangoes to Indian President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi as gift.

As the world order is changing with the global powers being more polarised, Bangladesh will be facing more challenges in maintaining balance and securing its national interests in the coming days.

The conflict between Israel and Palestine is one that is decades old. It has created tensions in the entire Middle East and many other parts of the world over the course of the last few decades.

Bangladesh has urged the UN to scale up its programme and create conducive conditions in the Rakhine State of Myanmar for Rohingya repatriation, arguing that efforts on the Bangladesh side alone will not bring about any lasting solution to the problem.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen today told parliament that the increased purchase price of oil and LNG is putting a negative impact on foreign exchange reserves.

People should be free in every country to promote human rights without fear of retaliation, said the US Embassy in Dhaka yesterday.

Ambassador Rabab Fatima, the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, has been appointed as the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries, and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS).

The US wants a general election in which the Bangladeshi people can choose their leaders, US Ambassador in Dhaka Peter Haas said yesterday.

Bangladesh Ambassador to Mexico Abida Islam has achieved Brazil’s prestigious “Order of Rio Branco” award for her contribution to the improvement of the bilateral relationship between Brazil and Bangladesh.

Finland has shown interest in promoting cooperation in the development of a smart city and smart port in Bangladesh.

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas has said that they want a general election in which Bangladeshi people can freely choose their leaders.

Bangladesh has signed two MoUs with Hungary – one on cooperation in the field of training and education of atomic industry on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and the other on diplomatic exchange programme.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed deep shock over the loss of many lives and injuries sustained by many in a tragic fire incident at BM Container Depot in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram.

The Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki yesterday expressed hopes that the government would do everything necessary to ensure next year’s national election is free, fair, and better than the last one held in 2018.

Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad has urged Japan to create more employment opportunities for skilled Bangladeshi workers.

Qatar today summoned Indian Ambassador Deepak Mittal and handed him an official note, expressing total condemnation of the controversial remarks made by a now-suspended BJP leader against Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).