Shift course to ensure rights, democracy

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk yesterday voiced distress that the environment for Sunday’s polls was marred by violence and repression of opposition candidates and supporters.
8 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Modi congratulates PM on polls win, vows support

'We are committed to further strengthen our enduring and people-centric partnership with Bangladesh,' Modi writes on X
8 January 2024, 13:49 PM

Chinese envoy congratulates Hasina for AL’s win

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has congratulated Prime Minister and Awami league President Sheikh Hasina for the successful holding of the 12th National parliamentary election and her party's win
8 January 2024, 05:57 AM

Kutupalong Camp: Fire renders nearly 7,000 Rohingyas homeless

Nearly 7,000 Rohingyas have become homeless overnight as a fire blazed through a crammed refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar early yesterday.
7 January 2024, 18:00 PM

US issues 'event alert' for its citizens in Bangladesh

Violence may occur with little or no warning before polls, on election day, or in days or weeks following the vote, says US Embassy in Dhaka
5 January 2024, 15:15 PM

Election domestic affair of Bangladesh: India

India today reiterated that the upcoming election in Bangladesh is a "domestic affair of that country"
4 January 2024, 14:23 PM

Flawed polls may deepen political strife

A flawed election on January 7 could worsen the conflict between the political parties in Bangladesh and raise the spectre of violence in the aftermath, said a new report of the International Crisis Group (ICG) released yesterday.
4 January 2024, 01:00 AM

Indian EC observers to monitor Bangladesh polls

The Election Commission of India is set to send a two-member team of observers for the parliamentary elections in Bangladesh slated for January 7
3 January 2024, 19:22 PM

US closely following case against Prof Yunus

The US is closely following the case against Nobel Peace Prize winner Prof Muhammad Yunus and noted the international condemnations after he was convicted by a court.
3 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh stands beside Japan in its hour of need: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said Bangladesh stands ready to extend all possible cooperation if required by Japan to tackle the recent devastation caused by a very tense dorado that jolted Ishikawa prefecture and nearby areas of Japan on the coast of the Sea of Japan
2 January 2024, 19:04 PM

Verdict against Yunus cannot affect Bangladesh-US ties: foreign secretary

Sentencing Prof Muhammad Yunus and three other top officials of Grameen Telecom to six months' imprisonment in a labour law violation case is unlikely to affect the US-Bangladesh relationship, Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen said today
1 January 2024, 13:23 PM

Don’t want any war in the region, be it real or proxy

Reiterating Bangladesh’s position against wars and conflicts, Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen yesterday said any kind of conflict or war in the region might deviate Bangladesh from achieving its goal of further development.
28 December 2023, 18:00 PM

EU delegation meets foreign minister, BNP leaders in Sylhet

A delegation of the European Union Election Expert Mission to Bangladesh 2023 met with Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and several BNP leaders in Sylhet today.
27 December 2023, 17:23 PM

'Russian economists providing absurd numbers'

Says foreign minister on CPD report
26 December 2023, 16:03 PM

Outgoing Australian envoy calls on PM

Hope for continued democratic process in Bangladesh, says Australia to provide 235 million dollars in aid for Rohingyas
24 December 2023, 12:15 PM

UN wants full investigation into deadly train arson attack

"I think it is incumbent on the authorities in Bangladesh to fully investigate the source and to bring those responsible to justice."
22 December 2023, 08:46 AM

If US raises hourly wage, we will follow that model: Momen

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday said Bangladesh wants peace and stability instead of conflict to keep the wheel of development turning
21 December 2023, 21:00 PM

China hopeful about Teesta project: envoy

China is hopeful about starting the Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration Project after the national elections, said Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen yesterday.
21 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Polls Violence: US team to arrive today to analyse incidents

A US team of experts is scheduled to arrive in Bangladesh today to record and assess incidents of electoral violence before, during, and after the January 7 national polls, a diplomatic source told The Daily Star.
21 December 2023, 18:00 PM

China hopeful about Teesta project after national elections: envoy

China is hopeful about starting the Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration Project after the national elections, said Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen today
21 December 2023, 15:54 PM