The South Sudan government has named a road in its capital Juba as “Bangladesh Road”.

Bangladesh’s Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, who is on an official visit to Turkey, met Turkey’s President of Defense Industries Ismail Demer and Deputy Minister of National Defense Muhsin Dere on Thursday.

Bangladesh-China relations have further deepened during the pandemic, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen told Xinhua news agency.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen visited Bangladesh peacekeeping contingents in South Sudan on Thursday.

Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh, General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, met Turkey’s President of Defense Industries Ismail Demer, and Deputy Minister of National Defence Muhsin Dere on Thursday.

Bangladesh and South Sudan are in discussion about establishing cooperation in agriculture, education, food security, health, education and vocational training sectors.

Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed left Dhaka on Wednesday for Turkey on an eight-day official visit.

Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed left Dhaka yesterday for Turkey on an eight-day official visit.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said yesterday that Bangladesh will remain alert about Afghan-trained terrorists, although they were “identified and uprooted”.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said Bangladesh will remain alert about Afghan-trained terrorists though they were “identified and uprooted”.

Bangladesh rejected a request from the US to give temporary shelter to a certain number of people from Afghanistan, saying Bangladesh is already facing huge challenges by giving shelter to over 1.1 million Rohingyas.

Bangladesh will welcome any government in Afghanistan if that is formed by the people of that country, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said.

Bangladesh has rejected a request from the United States to give temporary shelter to people from Afghanistan and said the country is already in a big problem by sheltering over 1.1 million Rohingyas.

Bangladesh will welcome any government in Afghanistan if that is of the people of that country, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said today.

Speakers at a discussion urged the international community to play a stronger role in assisting Bangladesh diplomatically to put pressure on Myanmar to take Rohingyas back.

Foreign missions in Dhaka have expressed their deep respect for Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on National Mourning Day.

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Vikram Kumar Doraiswami, has paid tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, as Bangladesh observes National Mourning Day.

A parliamentary body yesterday strongly opposed the World Bank’s reform proposals, including the inclusion of Rohingya refugees in the host country.

Canada has assured Bangladesh that it will consider the request to provide vaccines for Rohingya refugees and the host communities.

The civil war in Afghanistan, where the Taliban are capturing large territories, may destabilise the neighbouring South and Central Asian countries and inspire militants, said international relations analysts yesterday.