The first Bangladesh-Pakistan foreign office consultation (FOC) in 15 years is a positive move to improve ties, but how far the relationship can go depends on whether Islamabad is ready to settle historically unresolved issues, analysts said.

Says CA's deputy press secretary Azad Majumder

A five-member delegation led by EU Ambassador Michael Miller arrived in Bandarban today to experience the natural beauty and cultural diversity of the Chittagong Hill Tracts

The interim government yesterday strongly protested India’s attempts to link Bangladesh to communal violence in Murshidabad, West Bengal, and urged the neighbouring nation to take steps to protect its minority Muslim population there.

Bangladesh has demanded $4.52 billion from Pakistan as its share of pre-1971 assets, along with a formal apology for the genocide committed against Bangladeshis by the Pakistan military.

A visiting US delegation called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus yesterday and expressed support for the reform agenda of the interim government.

Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch called on him at the state guest house Jamuna today

"We raised the historical unsettled issues with Pakistan, including a formal public apology," says foreign secy

This is the first such diplomatic engagement in 15 years

Pakistan Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch arrived in Dhaka yesterday on a two-day visit to attend the Foreign Office Consultation (FOC), the first such diplomatic engagement in 15 years, as Dhaka and Islamabad seek to normalise relations.

The meeting is expected to take place around 4:30pm.

"I have further important discussions scheduled with the offices of USTR, Commerce and State department, in DC next week," Lutfey Siddiqi said on his Facebook page

Pakistan Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch will arrive in Bangladesh today to attend the Foreign Office Consultation (FOC), the first such diplomatic engagement in 15 years, as Dhaka and Islamabad seek to normalise relations.

Bangladesh and Singapore have committed to finalising a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) by the end of next year, as discussed during the fourth Bangladesh-Singapore Foreign Office Consultations held in Singapore today

On behalf of the government of Bangladesh, Adviser for the Ministry of Labour and Employment Brigadier General (retd) M Sakhawat Hussain signed the statute at a signing ceremony held at the OIC on April 13

National Security Adviser Dr Khalilur Rahman yesterday said Bangladesh does not consider its relationships with China and India as a zero-sum game but aims to maintain meaningful and balanced ties with both.

Three Russian Navy warships arrived at Chattogram Port yesterday for a four-day goodwill visit to Bangladesh.

The next round of talks is expected to take place in Dhaka at a mutually convenient time

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said yesterday that no country wishes Bangladesh well more than India.

Exporters in Bangladesh’s garment sector face a moment of reckoning over how they will manage urgent international shipments after India abruptly closed a transshipment route that had grown popular for air cargo.