Prof Yunus confident of finding common ground with Trump

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is "confident" that he can find "common ground" with President-elect Donald Trump despite their divergent worldviews, reports TIME Magazine
22 November 2024

Bhutan envoy calls on Fakhrul

Bhutan's Ambassador to Dhaka Rinchen Kuentsyl yesterday met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and discussed ways to enhance the effectiveness of SAARC.
21 November 2024

US team flies in today to talk labour, other issues

A high-level US delegation is arriving in Dhaka today to discuss economic resilience, stability, growth, as well as meaningful and quality jobs in Bangladesh.
21 November 2024

Dhaka-delhi talks: Extradition of Hasina could be discussed next month

Dhaka may discuss the extradition of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina with New Delhi during the Foreign Office Consultation due in early December.
21 November 2024

Jahangir seeks Turkish support for agri sector

Agriculture Adviser Lt Gen Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (retd) today sought Turkish support for the country's agriculture sector, saying big companies can invest here as agriculture logistics and processing sector is an evolving sector in Bangladesh
21 November 2024

Yunus invites GOP leaders to witness Bangladesh's democratic reforms

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus yesterday urged top Republican Party leaders to visit Bangladesh to observe the interim government's efforts to restore democracy in the country
20 November 2024

Indo-Bangla high-level meet in Dec

Bangladesh and India’s first high-level official meeting since the fall of the Awami League government is scheduled for December in Dhaka.
19 November 2024

Golam Mortoza appointed as press minister

Editor of Daily Star Bangla, Golam Mortoza, has been appointed as the press minister at the Bangladesh Embassy in the US with the status of secretary.
19 November 2024

Dhaka to pursue extradition of Hasina, Prof Yunus tells The Hindu

Bangladesh will pursue the extradition of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from India, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus told The Hindu
18 November 2024

Women key to Bangladesh’s economic progress

Chargé d’ Affaires at the US Embassy in Dhaka Megan Bouldin yesterday said women have a critical role to play in Bangladesh’s economic development.
17 November 2024

US reaffirms commitment to women’s economic growth in Bangladesh

The US has reaffirmed its commitment to women's economic empowerment and fostering economic growth that is both gender-inclusive and provides opportunities to religious and other minorities across Bangladesh
17 November 2024

Indo-Bangla ties can’t be limited to a single issue

The mutual cooperation between Bangladesh and India is multidimensional and cannot be restricted to a single issue, said Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Kumar Verma.
17 November 2024

London to help Dhaka retrieve laundered money

Britain expects the interim government to lay out the vision of how it will restore peace, democratic governance, and promote national reconciliation, said UK Minister for the Indo-Pacific Catherine West.
17 November 2024

Dhaka urges Vienna to consider opening resident mission

Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain today urged Austria to explore alternative measures for facilitating visas for Bangladeshi students and consider establishing a resident mission in Dhaka
17 November 2024

Fakhrul meets UK Minister Catherine West

The hour-long meeting, which began around 4:30pm, was held at the British high commissioner's residence inside the British High Commission in the capital's Baridhara
17 November 2024

Bangladesh's people deserve 'peaceful future': UK minister

UK Minister for the Indo-Pacific Catherine West, who arrived here yesterday, said the people of Bangladesh deserve a pathway to a "peaceful future and accountability" after a turbulent few months
16 November 2024

Time to mend Indo-Bangla relations

After Bangladesh seeks extradition of Sheikh Hasina, there can be discussion on the matter, said two Indian scholars attending an event in Dhaka yesterday.
16 November 2024

CGS event starts today

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad will join an array of global dignitaries at the three-day Bay of Bengal Conversation 2024, beginning today at a Dhaka hotel. 
15 November 2024

UK minister for Indo-Pacific flies in Dhaka tomorrow

The visit marks the first UK ministerial visit to the country since the formation of the interim government
15 November 2024

UN has started extending support to reform commissions: resident coordinator

The UN has started extending different types of support to the different reform commissions constituted by the interim government to finalise reform proposals in different sectors of governance
14 November 2024