UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has appealed to the neighbouring countries, including India, to take care of the Rohingyas they are hosting and not to put an additional burden on Bangladesh.

The Turkish Embassy in Dhaka is celebrating Turkish Cuisine Week at its premises from May 21-27.

Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) and Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the collaboration in the peaceful use of nuclear energy.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has urged the UN to take practical actions to ensure early repatriation of the Rohingya to Myanmar.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam has called for more Swiss investment in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh has asked India to take measures to halt entry of the Rohingyas as Dhaka reported the arrival of some Myanmar nationals in the past weeks.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today extended her heartiest congratulations to Australian Labor Party leader Anthony Norman Albanese on his party's triumph in the federal elections, calling for cooperation in clean energy, maritime security, ocean governance, and blue economy.

The European Union yesterday (May 20, 2022) stressed that a vibrant civil society is an important component of democracy, raised concerns on human rights situation in Bangladesh – in particular reports of alleged violation of rights – and emphasised the need to ensure accountability for such violations.

A delegation of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs has sought the US lawmakers’ support for lifting US sanctions on Rab and seven of its current and former officials imposed on December 10 last year.

A delegation of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs has sought US lawmakers’ support for lifting US sanctions on Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and seven of its current and former officials imposed on December 10 last year.

Bangladesh and the US will form a monitoring mechanism to address the challenges and pending issues as the two countries are working on deepening their ties on multiple fronts.

India’s Tripura state government plans to bring food and fuel by using Chittagong port in Bangladesh in view of the possible shortage of the essentials following the snapping of railway links in the ongoing flood and landslips in Assam, an official said today (May 18, 2022).

Bangladesh and US will form a monitoring mechanism for addressing the challenges and pending issues as the two countries are deepening their ties on multiple fronts.

Bangladesh will seek to avail the GSP Plus facility, which will provide trade privileges after the country graduates from LDC status, during the 10th EU-Bangladesh Joint Commission meeting beginning in Brussels today.

US Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain travelled to Bangladesh on April 17-20. He visited the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar, met government officials, civil society and youth groups in Dhaka. In a written email interview on May 5, he shared with The Daily Star the purpose of his visit and the message he left here or will communicate to Washington.

Extradition of PK Halder may take time as it involves legal procedures, Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Kumar Doraiswami said today.

Spanish President Pedro Sanchez lauded the socio-economic development of Bangladesh achieved under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and its responsible, active and visible role in the regional and international arena, including the United Nations.

Bangladesh and the US are holding the ninth defence dialogue in Hawaii today as the two countries seek to strengthen security cooperation in the changed geopolitical landscape.

Bangladesh and Denmark have recently signed Sustainable and Green Framework Engagement to strengthen the partnership on climate and green transition. It happened in Dhaka during the three-day visit of Denmark’s Crown Princess Mary and Danish Minister for Development Flemming Moller Mortensen. Before leaving Dhaka on April 27, Mortensen shared his views on future cooperation between the two countries with The Daily Star.

Bangladesh will observe state mourning tomorrow (May 14, 2022) on the death of UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan.