Bangladesh hopes to leverage Malaysia’s influence as Asean chair to bolster international efforts in resolving the long-standing Rohingya refugee crisis, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus said in an exclusive interview with Malaysian state media Bernama.

The interim government is working hard to hold a free, fair, and transparent election in February next year so that power is handed over to the people, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has said.

The human rights situation in Bangladesh has stabilised following the July uprising but concerns remain, according to the US State Department’s Bangladesh 2024 Human Rights Report.

Prof Riaz said that Jacobson inquired about the progress of the commission's work

Bangladesh is trying to become business-friendly in every possible way, he says

The Malaysian PM described the chief adviser as "a friend of Malaysia" and praised his leadership of Bangladesh's interim government

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim are set to hold official talks in Putrajaya as the two countries are eying better relations.

Bangladesh would request Malaysia to regularise the 400,000-odd undocumented Bangladeshi migrants during the three-day visit of Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus to the Southeast Asian country beginning today.

A specialised UK Emergency Medical Team arrived in Bangladesh yesterday to provide advanced care to those injured in the tragic aircraft crash at Milestone School and College in Uttara’s Diabari area on July 21.

US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs shares comment after meeting with Bangladesh’s National Security Adviser

The Indian government, on the morning of August 5 last year, was under the impression that Sheikh Hasina would overcome the crisis; it could not realise that she would become a semi-permanent guest when the deposed prime minister arrived later that day, reported BBC Bangla yesterday.

The foreign adviser was asked whether Dhaka will raise 1971 issues during his counterpart's visit

Drills aimed at boosting Indo-Pacific cooperation and interoperability

South African High Commissioner to Bangladesh Prof Anil Sooklal today said the relationship between Bangladesh and South Africa is not at its potential that it should be, especially on the trade front, stressing that there is "so much of possibilities to significantly scale up" the trade relatio

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has urged an immediate, unconditional ceasefire in Gaza and accountability for crimes against Palestinians.

China is open to expanding the trilateral cooperation with Bangladesh and Pakistan for regional peace and development in South Asia, said Yao Wen, the Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh, yesterday. The stance comes as Bangladesh-Pakistan relations have recently improved, he said at the DCAB Talk, organised by the Diplomatic Correspondents’ Association, Bangladesh at  Jaitya Press Club.

UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk has said that those responsible for the human rights violations and crimes committed during the July uprising should be held accountable and emphasised that this accountability should adhere to international human rights law.

A former US diplomat yesterday said the US had no role in the July uprising that took place in Bangladesh last year..“I had sought proof of such campaign that the US had a role. None could provide any proof,” said Jon F Danilowicz, who worked at the US embassy in two stints -- once in 2007

Saudi Arabia has invited Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to attend the ninth edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII9) to be held in Riyadh on October 27-30, 2025.

Officials at the foreign ministry said Touhid is scheduled to depart Dhaka Sunday morning and return home on August 1