Bangladesh, Egypt to revitalise bilateral ties

Bangladesh and Egypt want to revitalise the bilateral relationship in light of the golden jubilee of the diplomatic ties between the two countries this year
2 October 2024

Swedish envoy presents credentials to president

Newly-appointed Swedish Ambassador Nicolas Weeks presented his credentials to President Mohammed Shahabuddin at a ceremony at the Bangabhaban yesterday
2 October 2024

Italy pledges support for police reforms, regular migration

Italy’s ambassador to Dhaka has pledged support to the interim government’s efforts to reform the police and said it would work together to promote formal migration to the country
2 October 2024

Foreign ministry recalls six ambassadors

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has recalled six Bangladesh envoys from six important missions
1 October 2024

Yunus, Modi may meet at Bimstec summit

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are likely to meet in November on the sidelines of Bimstec summit in Thailand.
1 October 2024

‘Interim govt to decide its term’

The interim government will specify the length of its tenure, Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus said in an interview with Voice of America.
1 October 2024

Bangladesh embassy in Beirut shifted amid Israeli attacks

The Bangladesh embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, has been temporarily shifted to a new address amid Israeli attacks on the Middle Eastern country, and is discussing possible evacuation of Bangladeshi migrants with IOM, Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain said today..“Our mission has come under a warz
1 October 2024

Ex-US envoy Haas joins Excelerate Energy

Former US ambassador to Bangladesh Peter D Haas has undertaken the role of strategic advisor at Excelerate Energy -- which runs a floating regasification unit that processes around 50 percent of liquified natural gas (LNG) imported by Bangladesh.
1 October 2024

UK envoy Saida Muna Tasneem recalled

The government has recalled Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK, Saida Muna Tasneem, to Dhaka as part of the current interim government's move to restructure the foreign office
30 September 2024

Bangladesh urges UAE to recruit more manpower

Bangladesh has called the United Arab Emirates to recruit more manpower from Bangladesh in different sectors, including the private security sector
29 September 2024

85 Bangladeshis set to return home from Myanmar

Eighty-five Bangladeshi nationals who were languishing in Myanmar jails are scheduled to return home tomorrow
28 September 2024

Yunus calls for stronger Bangladesh-Maldives relations

Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus stressed the need for closer ties with the Maldives when he met Mohamed Muizzu, the president of the island nation, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly at the UN Headquarters in New York yesterday.
27 September 2024

Rohingya crisis: Foreign adviser urges UN Security Council to take decisive action

Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has urged the UN Security Council to take decisive action in response to the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh and the ongoing suffering of Myanmar's citizens amid conflict in Rakhine State
27 September 2024

Yunus urges countries to engage with 'new Bangladesh'

Highlighting the context of the anti-discrimination student movement and the changes it brought to Bangladesh, Prof Yunus said the "power of the ordinary people", in particular the youth, presented to the nation an opportunity to overhaul many of the systems and institutions
27 September 2024

Israel's war on Gaza: Yunus calls for immediate and complete ceasefire

Addressing the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, he said the genocide in Gaza continues unabated despite global concerns and condemnation
27 September 2024

US Senate Majority Whip Durbin meets Prof Yunus

US Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus, who was recently selected to lead the Bangladeshi caretaker government following the resignation of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
27 September 2024

Kolkata gets a taste of Hilsa

The coveted Hilsa fish imported from Bangladesh through the formal route hit the retail markets in Kolkata today, nearly a week before the "Mahalaya" which marks the start of the countdown of the Durga Puja festival
27 September 2024

'Count on Europe's support in Bangladesh's reform drive'

President of the European Commission Ursula Von der Leyen has assured Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus that "Bangladesh can count on Europe's support" in its reform drive
27 September 2024