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

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.

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. 

US Ambassador Peter Haas today said this to Civil Aviation Minister Mohammad Faruk Khan

The US is very concerned over the escalation of conflicts in Myanmar and is keeping a close watch on the situation.

The US embassy in Dhaka today said Washington is very concerned over the escalation of conflicts in Myanmar and is keeping a close watch on the developments there

Bangladesh has welcomed the letter written by US President Joe Biden to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and there is no discomfort in the relationship between the two countries, Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud said today

US President Joe Biden has written to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressing his willingness to work together to achieve Bangladesh’s economic goals, as well as to cooperate on regional and global security and humanitarian support, especially for Rohingya refugees.

Biden writes to Hasina

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury today said Bangladesh and the United States (US) will work together to protect the environment and fight climate change

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today sought China’s intervention saying the internal conflict in Myanmar has reached the Bangladesh border

The European Union has expressed their willingness to strengthen its partnership with Bangladesh in the coming days

Even though the US expressed concerns about Bangladesh’s elections and crackdowns on political activists, the country will not cease working with the Bangladesh government, said State Department Spokesperson Mathew Miller.

Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud has discussed ways to strengthen cooperation with Vietnam, Belgium, Sweden, and Czech Republic during separate meetings with his counterparts on the sidelines of the Third EU-Indo Pacific Ministerial Forum in Brussels today

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has invited his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina to pay an official bilateral visit to Hanoi

PM tells envoys

Uruguay wants to establish joint venture companies with Bangladesh in the area of information technology eying the 500-million-strong market in the Latin America

President Mohammed Shahabuddin today urged Saudi Arabia to recruit more Bangladeshis in various sectors