Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday said Bangladesh remains vocal on humanitarian issues as he defended voting in favour of the latest resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen today defended Bangladesh’s voting in favour of the latest resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine saying Bangladesh remains very vocal on humanitarian issues.

Newly appointed non-resident ambassadors and high commissioners to Bangladesh from 12 countries have visited Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen at Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka.

Russia and Bangladesh are working out alternative modalities to keep transactions and trade between the two countries uninterrupted, said the Russian ambassador to Bangladesh yesterday.

Russia and Bangladesh are working out modalities to keep transactions and trade between the two countries uninterrupted, said Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Mantytskiy today.

Bangladesh's ambassador to Egypt Monirul Islam has been selected as one of the best foreign diplomats to the country from Asia.

On the surface, the 8th US-Bangladesh Partnership Dialogue was a success.

Bangladesh has a “sweet” relationship with the US, said Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday, as he looks to deepen US-Bangladesh ties in the coming days.

Nordic ambassadors in Dhaka today met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and discussed the importance of participatory democracy and the role of free and fair elections for the development of Bangladesh.

Foreign Minister Abdul Momen has said during the visit of US Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland on March 20, Bangladesh strongly demanded that the US withdraw the sanctions, detailing the remedial measures Dhaka have taken to improve Rapid Action Battalion’s (Rab) performance.

Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur today suspended two of its temporary staffers over involvement in an altercation with an expatriate worker.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today welcomed the statement by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that Myanmar military committed genocide against its minority Rohingya.

Bangladesh has said Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) is facing difficulties in conducting its operations due to US-imposed sanctions and this might encourage radical elements in the country and make the law-and-order situation worse and create regional instability.

The US wants Bangladesh on its side as it endeavours to end the war in Ukraine, said a top American diplomat yesterday.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen will not be joining the forty-eighth session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to be held on March 22-23 in Islamabad.

The United States sees progress in terms of Rapid Action Battalion’s performance in the last three months since it imposed sanctions on the force and seven of its current and former officials.

US Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland today said the US wants Bangladesh on its side in the context of Russia-Ukraine.

DS: Bangladesh’s priority in the dialogue will be withdrawal of the US sanctions on Rab and reinstatement of the Generalised System of Preferences facility that was suspended in 2013. Do you think that Bangladesh will be able to make any headway?

Bangladesh and the US are going to hold a crucial dialogue in Dhaka today that will help determine the next course of relations between the two nations.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has written a letter to Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen, expecting to usher in a new chapter of relationship with Bangladesh as the two countries celebrate the 50 years of diplomatic ties this year.