A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on interim sharing of the Kushiyara river water will be signed during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to India scheduled for the first week of September, said State Minister for Water Resources Zahid Farooque yesterday.

State Minister for Water Resources Zahid Farooque today (August 26, 2022) said that the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on interim water sharing of Kushiyara river will be signed during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to India scheduled for first week of September.

Bangladesh has been unanimously elected a member of the Executive Committee (ExCo) of the Commonwealth Board of Governors for the term 2022-2024.

The Thai translation of Bangabandhu's autobiography “Asamapta Atmajibani” (The Unfinished Memoirs) was unveiled at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok yesterday (August 25, 2022) as a part of golden jubilee celebration of bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Thailand.

The government of India has no comment on the recent remarks the Bangladesh foreign minister made, noting that there is a debate about its accuracy.

Fourteen foreign missions in Bangladesh, including that of the US and the UK, yesterday called for an end to the “culture of impunity” in Myanmar and reiterated their commitment to international accountability initiatives for the genocide committed against the Rohingya people.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said Myanmar should allow international organisations to work in the Rakhine state to create an appropriate environment for Rohingya people to return.

The text of the MoU for interim water sharing of the Kushiyara river was finalised  at the 38th minister-level meeting of Bangladesh-India Joint Rivers Commission yesterday.

The treaties on the sharing of waters of Teesta and the Ganges were discussed today (August 25, 2022) by the Water Resources Ministers of Bangladesh and India at the 38th meeting of the Joint River Commission in New Delhi.

Dhaka is in talks to buy crude and refined oil from Moscow, Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Mantytskiy said yesterday.

International community has to take responsibility for the 1.2 million Rohingyas who are creating enormous pressure on Bangladesh, said civil society groups at a webinar yesterday.

Bangladesh is in discussions with Russia to procure crude and refined oil, Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Mantytskiy said today.

After a gap of over 12 long years, Bangladesh and India will hold a minister-level meeting of the Joint Rivers Commission in New Delhi on August 25 to discuss unresolved issues of water sharing of transboundary rivers.

Fair and credible elections are a must to ensure that the democratic institutions of the country are effective, said UK High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson today (August 22, 2022).

Rohingya repatriation may begin by the end of this year, said Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen yesterday.

Newly inaugurated Congressional Bangladesh Caucus will promote “continued good relations” between Bangladesh and the United States.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen today (August 19, 2022) said he told the Indian government that Bangladesh would be happy if India helps Bangladesh in maintaining stability, noting that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wants stability and communal harmony in the country.

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming has said there will be no objection if punitive actions are taken against those responsible for the Uttara crane tragedy as per recommendations of the report submitted by the probe committee.

UN Human Rights Commissioner Michelle Bachelet has raised deep concerns about the allegations of enforced disappearance, extrajudicial killing and torture in Bangladesh -- many of which have been attributed to the Rapid Action Battalion -- and the lack of accountability for such violations.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet yesterday that the Rohingya refugees must return to Myanmar.