Bangladesh asks citizens to leave Ukraine

Bangladesh has advised its citizens living in Ukraine to leave the country temporarily for safety over concerns of looming Russian invasion over the horizon.
15 February 2022

Bangladesh again requests Canada to deport Bangabandhu killer Nur Chowdhury

Bangladesh has reiterated its long-standing request for the deportation of Nur Chowdhury, the self-confessed and convicted killer of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
15 February 2022

Malaysia court halts deportation of ex ambassador Khairuzzaman to Dhaka

The High Court in Malaysia has granted an interim order against the immigration department from deporting former Bangladeshi ambassador Mohammed Khairuzzaman to Dhaka.
15 February 2022

Info minister, foreign secretary due in India next week

Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud and Foreign Secretary Masud bin Momen are expected to visit India next week to help strengthen two different facts of robust bilateral ties of culture and economic-security cooperation.
14 February 2022

France celebrates 50 years of diplomatic ties with Bangladesh

The French Embassy in Dhaka on Monday shared two photos recalling two historic moments with Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
14 February 2022

PM’s UAE visit next month: Momen discusses Dhaka-Abu Dhabi ties with counterpart

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen and his United Arab Emirates counterpart, Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, have discussed the expected visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to the Gulf country.
14 February 2022

‘Very important moment for all’

The next national election in Bangladesh is going to be a “very important moment” for all, said British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson yesterday.
13 February 2022

UNHCR asks KL not to deport Khairuzzaman

The UN Refugee Agency has requested the Malaysian authorities not to deport Mohammed Khairuzzaman, a former Bangladesh high commissioner to Malaysia, back home, confirmed multiple sources.
12 February 2022

Haas looks forward to working with Dhaka

The newly-appointed US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter D Haas has said he looks forward to working with Dhaka to further advance the relationship between the two countries, he said at an interaction session with the officers of the Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC on Friday.
12 February 2022

Haas looks forward to working with Dhaka

The newly-appointed US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter D Haas has said he looks forward to working with Dhaka to further advance the relationship between the two countries.
12 February 2022

Bangladesh themed country in 45th Int’l Kolkata Book Fair beginning on Feb 28

Bangladesh will be the focus country of the 45th International Kolkata Book Fair to be from February 28 to March 13 at Central Park Mela Ground in Salt Lake near Kolkata.
12 February 2022

Justice for Sagar-Runi: Culture of impunity behind delay

Five UN human rights experts have expressed deep concern at the failure of the Bangladeshi authorities to complete an investigation and bring the perpetrators to justice 10 years after the murder of journalists Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi.
11 February 2022

Government to bring back Khairuzzaman

Former Bangladesh high commissioner to Malaysia, Mohammed Khairuzzaman, who was arrested by Malaysian police Wednesday morning, will be brought back home and could be investigated for his role in the historic jail killings of 1975.
10 February 2022

‘Friends of Bangladesh interested in upcoming election’

Friends of Bangladesh will be taking close interest in the upcoming national election, said British High Commissioner on Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson today.
10 February 2022

50 years of diplomatic relations: Japan hands over commemorative coins to Bangladesh Bank

Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh ITO Naoki today handed over commemorative coins to Bangladesh Bank Governor Fazle Kabir marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Bangladesh.
10 February 2022

US trade agency provides $1.5mn grant to energy ministry’s power cell

The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) today awarded a nearly $1.5 million (Tk 12.9 crore) technical assistance grant to the Power Cell of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, to help improve the reliability, affordability, and resiliency of Bangladesh’s electricity grid through smart grid infrastructure.
10 February 2022

50 years of diplomatic ties: Japanese ambassador pays tribute to martyrs

Japan's Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki placed a wreath at National Memorial in Savar to pay homage to the martyrs of the 1971 Liberation War.
10 February 2022

50Yrs of ties: Blinken invites Momen to US

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has invited Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen to visit Washington DC to mark the 50th year of bilateral ties.
9 February 2022

Foreign Secretary to visit India Feb 23-25

Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen will be visiting India from February 23 to 25 at an invitation of his Indian counterpart Harsh Vardhan Shringla.
9 February 2022

50 years of US-Bangladesh ties: Blinken invites Momen to Washington

US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken has invited Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen to visit Washington DC to mark the 50th year of bilateral ties that began with the emergence of independent Bangladesh half a century ago.
9 February 2022