The cooperation between the Armed Forces of Bangladesh and India is deepening, said Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh yesterday.

British Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Girls’ Education, Helen Grant, arrived in Dhaka today on a three-day visit for advocating education for girls.

Faisal Naseem, vice president of the Republic of Maldives, arrived in Dhaka today on a three-day official visit to take forward the bilateral relations and discuss potential areas of cooperation.

Realising the growing importance of economy and security, the US is moving away from its old idea of Bangladesh and is looking to chart the next 50 years of relationship between the two countries in a new way, a top US official has said.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today hoped that Myanmar will take back Rohingyas gradually as the pressure on that country will be mounted following the recent adoption of a resolution in the United Nations.

Somalia has agreed to a Bangladesh’s proposal on joint contract farming in the African country for better use of its unutilised cultivable land.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said the adoption of a resolution at the United Nations (UN), by consensus for the first time, on the “situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar” has political value and a pressure on the country.

UK Minister Lord Tariq Ahmad today said religious and communal harmony and political stability are the preconditions of development and progress of a country.

Indonesia is going to send a strong message to Myanmar -- seeking steps to resolve the prolonged Rohingya crisis.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has requested UK Minister Lord Tariq Ahmad to repatriate the convicted war criminals currently living in the UK.

The EU says it will closely observe the next national elections due in 2023 while the UK expects an inclusive and transparent polls, saying that the country has shown sustainability of democracy, but there is an opportunity to go even further.

The GSP Plus, a trade privilege that Bangladesh can access once the country graduates from the LDC status, will be a challenging task, said Charles Whiteley, European Union Ambassador to Bangladesh.

UK Minister Lord Tariq Ahmad today said he hoped for an inclusive and transparent election in Bangladesh, saying that the country has shown sustainability of democracy but there is an opportunity to go even further.

The European Union will be closely observing the elections in Bangladesh, EU Ambassador to Bangladesh, Charles Whitley, said today.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said border killings are sad for Bangladesh and shameful for India.

On the occasion of the golden jubilee of Bangladesh’s independence, a joint bicycle rally of Bangladesh and Indian armies started today through Benapole International Check-post this afternoon.

Twelve US Senators have written to Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen, assuring to help attain sufficient international support for the Rohingyas, encourage third party resettlement and holding Myanmar accountable.

Industrial entrepreneurs of Penang in Malaysia have expressed interest in recruiting engineers from Bangladesh.

Having decades of experience in green technology, Denmark is offering green technologies -- in water, agriculture, infrastructures or industries -- to help Bangladesh to its efforts of successful green transition.

French leaders have assured Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina that the European country is firmly with Bangladesh in finding a permanent solution to the protracted Rohingya issue, said Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen.