Touhid likely to meet Jaishankar in Oman

Bangladesh Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain and Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar may meet in Oman, on the sidelines of the Indian Ocean Conference slated for February 16-17.
10 February 2025

UN fact-finding report on July uprising rights violations on Feb 13

.High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk is expected to launch the report in Geneva
10 February 2025

Bangladesh faces ‘considerable challenges’ in hosting Rohingyas

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain today urged quick repatriation of Rohingyas as Bangladesh is facing "considerable challenges" in accommodating the community
10 February 2025

India’s statement ‘unwarranted and unexpected’

New Delhi’s comments on the demolition of Bangabandhu’s house on Dhanmondi 32 is uncalled-for and unexpected, said foreign affairs ministry spokesperson Rafiqul Alam yesterday.
9 February 2025

No change in textbooks, maps for now

Says official over China’s objections over description of territories in those
9 February 2025

Hasina's speech: India has ‘no role to play’

India summoned Bangladesh’s envoy in New Delhi yesterday after Dhaka lodged a formal protest over ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s remarks.
7 February 2025

Demolition of Dhanmondi 32 should be 'strongly condemned': New Delhi

'It is regrettable that the historic residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, a symbol of the heroic resistance of the people of Bangladesh against the forces of occupation and oppression, was destroyed on February 5, 2025,' says MEA spokesperson
6 February 2025

No response given to Bangladesh over Hasina's extradition: Indian state minister

'Shameful that such a thing has happened...India can express regret but cannot complain to Bangladesh as it is genuinely not our business,' MP Shashi Tharoor says on demolition of Dhanmondi 32
6 February 2025

India will be responsible if Hasina allowed to do politics from there: Nahid

Information and Broadcasting adviser Nahid Islam today said India will be responsible if ousted Sheikh Hasina is allowed to conduct any political activities from there
5 February 2025

Saudi envoy hopeful of resolving passport issues of 69,000 people

Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh Essa Yousef Essa Alduhailan has expressed optimism over resolving the passport issues of 69,000 people who went to Saudi Arabia after the country's independence with Bangladeshi passports
5 February 2025

Begum para: Yunus seeks Canada’s help to recover stolen money

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus yesterday requested Canada’s assistance in recovering funds that were smuggled out of Bangladesh and invested in the North American country, specifically in the upscale Bangladeshi neighbourhood “Begum Para” of Toronto.
4 February 2025

Bangladesh's Agartala embassy resumes visa-related works

The visa and other consular services were stopped after protesters breached security barriers and trespassed into the Bangladeshi mission on December 3 last year protesting alleged atrocities on minorities in Bangladesh and arrest of former ISKCON member Chinmoy Das
4 February 2025

India adheres to all protocols, agreements with Bangladesh: minister

India today said it adheres to all protocols and agreements with Bangladesh and between the Border Security Force and Border Guard Bangladesh with regard to security measures at the border, including for fencing
4 February 2025

UK rights envoy meets BNP leaders

UK Human Rights Ambassador Eleanor Sanders yesterday met with BNP leaders Abdul Moyeen Khan and Shama Obaed to discuss the human rights situation and upcoming national elections in Bangladesh.
3 February 2025

Dutch envoy for collaboration on youth empowerment

Dutch Ambassador for Youth, Education, and Work, Jurriaan Middelhoff, is visiting Bangladesh to enhance collaboration on youth empowerment, skills development, and entrepreneurship
3 February 2025

UK Human Rights Ambassador Eleanor Sanders arrives in Dhaka

UK Human Rights Ambassador Eleanor Sanders arrived in Bangladesh today on her first official visit in this role, focusing on democracy and human rights
3 February 2025

US fund freeze hits development projects in Bangladesh

Thousands of Bangladeshi development professionals face uncertainty as US government-funded projects have been halted following an executive order by the Trump administration on January 20.
2 February 2025

Old India-Pakistan rivalry drives South Asia diplomatic reshuffle

New Delhi courting Afghanistan's Taliban while Islamabad befriends the new leaders of post-revolutionary Bangladesh
1 February 2025

India expects all existing mutual agreements on border issue to be honoured: MEA

The DG-level talks between BSF and BGB in New Delhi from February 17 to 20
31 January 2025