New envoy likely to arrive in Dhaka early next year, says a US embassy official

The foreign ministry has assured full security for embassies and missions in Dhaka and briefed diplomats on overall security arrangements ahead of the national election scheduled for February 12 next year.

Journalists need to feel secure from harassment and confident that arrests are subject to due process and judicial oversight, said Michael Miller, the EU ambassador to Bangladesh.

India advising Bangladesh on the upcoming election after being “silent during the farcical polls” in the past 15 years is “utterly unacceptable”, Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain said yesterday.

Contrasting messages from New Delhi emerge amid strained India-Bangladesh relations

The foreign ministry yesterday summoned Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma to convey Bangladesh’s strong concerns over India allowing deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to continue making “incendiary” statements while on Indian soil.

The scientific exhumation and forensic analysis of 114 unidentified bodies of people killed during the July uprising marks a key step in helping families of the missing access truth, justice, and accountability, a UN expert said yesterday.

Award presented at High Commissioner’s residence in Dhaka with diplomats, UN and civil society in attendance

Bangladesh can do nothing if India does not extradite the deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, except for continuing the efforts to persuade India, Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain said yesterday.

Experts call for locally driven health solutions as donor funding falls ahead of LDC graduation

Ambassadors of France and Germany present the award at a ceremony in Dhaka on International Human Rights Day

The Bangladesh Air Force yesterday signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Italian aerospace company Leonardo S.p.A for the acquisition of Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft.

The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has recognised Bangladesh’s Tangail Saree weaving industry as an intangible cultural heritage.

79 fishermen and four fishing boats exchanged, foreign ministry says

This is Bangladesh’s 6th standalone registration and second in four years, foreign ministry says

Thirty-one Bangladeshis were sent back from the US yesterday, with several of them saying they were kept in handcuffs and shackles for nearly 60 hours before being flown to Dhaka.

Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s stay in India is her personal decision, influenced by the circumstances that led her to the country, said Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.

Indian High Commission said Maitri Diwas commemorates the day in 1971 when India recognised Bangladesh as a sovereign and independent state

They're the foundation for a country's prosperity, Chinese embassy official says

Friendship Group launched as both countries mark 50 years of diplomatic ties