Swiss President Ignazio Cassis has greeted Bangladesh President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries today.

Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander V Mantytskiy has slammed a section of Bangladeshi media for what he called “biased approach” in their coverage of the situation in Ukraine and Russia’s actions there.

Bangladesh and Switzerland celebrate 50 years of bilateral relationship today. The relationship is evolving as Bangladesh is gearing to become a developed country by 2041. Swiss Ambassador to Bangladesh Nathalie Chuard sat down with The Daily Star to share her views on what the future holds for the two countries.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said an uninterrupted democratic process for the past 13 years has been behind the unprecedented development of Bangladesh.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home today after her five-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has urged Asian nations to take the leadership role for addressing the emerging challenges and tapping the opportunities in the rapidly changing world.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the United Arab Emirates (UAE) business community to invest largely in Bangladesh Special Economic Zones and high-tech parks particularly in readymade garments (RMG), leather, jute, food, ICT, and ITES (IT Enabled Services).

Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to further strengthen the existing bilateral relations between the two countries for mutual benefits.

Bangladesh and India are exploring a cross-border pipeline for liquified natural gas (LNG) and an LNG terminal, India’s Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said today.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has thanked her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for India rescuing nine Bangladeshi nationals from war-torn Ukraine, ANI tweeted today.

Bangladesh and United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to further strengthen the existing bilateral relations between the two countries for mutual benefits.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said that people will continue to support her due to her motherly affection as a leader of the country.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said that people will continue to support her due to her motherly affection as a leader of the country.

Bangladesh, India and Nepal have finalised an enabling memorandum of understanding (MoU), to be signed by the three countries, for implementation of the much-awaited BBIN Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA), pending its ratification by Bhutan, to facilitate movement of passenger, personal, and cargo vehicular traffic.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached Abu Dhabi today on a five-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates.

Lamenting that its defence cooperation with Bangladesh has not progressed after having offered a 500-million dollar line of credit, India today said that the time has come to take bilateral cooperation to the next level by exploring potential areas of investment such as textiles, jute, leather, footwear, and medicine.

The Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi today paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to mark his historic speech on March 7 in 1971 that united the people of the country to prepare for the Liberation War.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for Abu Dhabi this afternoon on a five-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates.

Bangladesh’s abstention from voting on the UN General Assembly resolution, which reprimanded Russia for invading Ukraine, is not unexpected, said international relations analysts.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has sought support of two US lawmakers to have the sanctions on the Rapid Action Battalion and seven of its current and former officials lifted on a priority basis.