Irene Khan assumes office as Bangladesh’s permanent representative to UN
29 August 2026
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Putin congratulates President Mirza Fakhrul, wishes him success
28 August 2026
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Dhaka would consider Mecca pact if invited
28 August 2026
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PM Tarique to visit Türkiye for COP summit in November: Humaiun Kobir
28 August 2026
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Bangladesh asks Qatar to prioritise LNG supplies
28 August 2026
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Bangladesh among Saudi Arabia’s priority countries: Saudi FM
27 August 2026
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Bangladesh awaits India’s response on Ganges water treaty review: Foreign minister
27 August 2026
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Mecca pact can serve as self-defence for the global Muslim community: Khalilur
27 August 2026
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Bangladesh offers support to flood-hit Nepal
27 August 2026
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PM Tarique mourns Nepal flood deaths, offers Bangladesh’s support
26 August 2026
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Polls not free, fair: US
The US said Bangladesh’s parliamentary election was not free and fair, while the UK observed that standards of credible and fair competitions in the polls were not consistently met during the election period.
9 January 2024
Commonwealth secy general congratulates Hasina
Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland KC has congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on her election victory.
9 January 2024
China ready to work with new Bangladesh govt
China is ready to work with the new Bangladesh government to carry forward the friendship, said a spokesperson of the Chinese foreign ministry.
9 January 2024
UN worried over polls violence
The United Nations has called on all parties in Bangladesh to reject all forms of violence and ensure human rights and the rule of law are fully respected.
9 January 2024
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
'Russian economists providing absurd numbers'
Says foreign minister on CPD report
26 December 2023
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
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