A total of 330 Myanmar nationals who crossed the border and took shelter in Bangladesh to escape the fighting between the Myanmar junta and the Arakan Army returned to their country yesterday.

Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh, Alexander Mantytskiy, hopes that Bangladesh’s balanced foreign policy on Ukraine will continue and not affect Bangladesh-Russia relations.

Washington is focusing on engaging civil society, labour organisations and media to build institutions that will enable Bangladesh to become more democratic, said Afreen Akhter, deputy assistant secretary at the US State Department

The cases against Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus may represent misuse of the labour laws to harass and intimidate him, a US State Department spokesperson said.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Ukraine President Vlodymyr Zelensky will have a bilateral meeting on the sideline of the Munich Security Conference in Germany.

The cases against Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus may represent a misuse of the labour law to harass and intimidate him, the US said today

Foreign minister Hasan Mahmud today said the Bangladesh government is well aware of the evolving geopolitical scenario in the region and is taking prudent steps in this regard

Dhaka should not fall into the trap of global and regional players over the Myanmar conflict, which has caused casualties inside Bangladesh, said foreign policy and security analysts.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said that the countrymen are now enjoying democracy as Awami League has come to state power for four consecutive terms

The first cargo vessels carrying stones will be flagged off by India's Minister of State for Ports, Shipping, and Waterways Shantanu Thakur from Maia inland customs port tomorrow morning

Dhaka has requested Delhi to ensure supply of at least 1 lakh tonnes of sugar and 50,000 tonnes of onions to Bangladesh before the Ramadan begins next month.

"We discussed the import of perishable items from India. We have discussed in detail so that we get 50,000 tonnes of onion and 1 lakh tonnes of sugar before Ramadan."

President of India Droupadi Murmu today lauded the remarkable socio-economic development in Bangladesh that has been achieved under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

The foreign minister made the remarks while responding to a question at an interactive session hosted by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of South Asia in New Delhi

The US Embassy in Dhaka concluded a three-day TechCamp workshop conducted from February 6 to 8 that aimed to empower 50 aspiring journalists to combat misinformation, fact check, and learn Artificial Intelligence (AI) best practices

Dhaka and New Delhi yesterday discussed the ways of working together to deal with current developments in Myanmar and the security implications for the two countries that share borders with the Southeast Asian country.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has hoped that Bangladesh can move forward with reconciliation in political life together with progress on rights and freedoms.

Hasan Mahmud is visiting India at the invitation of his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar

It is unexpected and unacceptable that Myanmar’s conflicts are spilling over into Bangladesh, resulting in deaths and injuries of Bangladeshis, Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud told reporters at his ministry yesterday. 

The US has encouraged the Bangladesh government to ensure a fair and transparent legal process for Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus as the appeals process in his labour law violation case continues.