UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has appealed to the international community not to repeat the failings of the past in protecting the Rohingya community in Myanmar’s Rakhine State which has spiralled further in violence since November.

The US has concluded that smooth relations with Bangladesh are a strategic imperative and its messaging in relation to the country is emphasising positivity and potential, not public pressure

The UN country team is closely following the case against Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus, Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General said at a briefing at the UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday.

'Our country team in Bangladesh continues to follow that case very closely,' says Stéphane Dujarric

Foreign minister tells UN Human Rights Council

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his team are working to support dialogue and take other measures to ease the ongoing crisis in Myanmar, said State Department Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Afreen Akhter.

After a long wait, diesel transportation is going to start through the first-ever undersea fuel pipeline

Bangladesh High Commissioner to Canada Dr Khalilur Rahman has been called back to Dhaka immediately

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said that cooperation between Bangladesh and India is necessary as they are close neighbours..She said this when the visiting Chief of the Air Staff of India Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari called on her at her Sangsad Bhaban office in Dhaka. .<p

Says foreign minister; 34 diplomats visiting Ctg, Cox's Bazar

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said to mitigate the energy scarcity in the country the government has opted to go for offshore gas extraction

Indian President Droupadi Murmu today said New Delhi attaches the highest priority to its friendship with Dhaka

After some strains over the past two years, Dhaka and Washington now want to begin a new chapter in the bilateral relationship -- a desire that was expressed by both during a US delegation’s three-day visit that ended yesterday.

Foreign minister hands over PM’s letter to Eileen Laubacher

Experts yesterday urged Bangladesh to take a pragmatic foreign policy to deal with the challenges, including the worsening situation in Myanmar, in a changing world

Says US embassy in Dhaka after its delegation holds a series of meetings with govt officials, opposition and civil groups

Asean Dhaka Committee (ADC) has assured Dhaka of backing Bangladesh's bid to become the Sectoral Dialogue Partner of the block

Says World Bank MD Anna Bjerde; two new projects worth over $650 million for Rohingyas, host communities discussed

Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury today expressed confidence that the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and the United States will strengthen, driven by collaborative environmental and climate initiatives

Says Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud after meeting US delegation