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Bangladesh has formally demanded India stop pushing people across their shared border after reports emerged that around 300 individuals, including Rohingyas, were forced into Bangladesh […]
Three Russian Navy warships arrived at Chattogram Port for a four-day goodwill visit. The ships – “Rezkiy,” “Hero of the Russian Federation Aldar Tsydenzhapov,” and […]
The US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller has stated that there is no excuse for violence in Bangladesh, emphasizing that those responsible should be held […]
A Chinese naval fleet, including ships Qi Jiguang and Jing Gangshan, arrived at Chattogram Port for a four-day goodwill visit. This marks the first Chinese […]
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi expressed willingness to invest in solar panel plants in Bangladesh during a meeting with Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus at the […]
Bangladesh’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain met with Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in New York during the 79th UN General Assembly. This marks […]
Bangladesh has requested the Maldives to recruit Bangladeshi nurses during a meeting between Maldives High Commissioner Shiuneen Rasheed and Bangladesh’s Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin. […]
Russia has agreed to provide 30,000 tonnes of potassium fertilizer to Bangladesh free of cost, as announced by Russian Ambassador Alexander Mantytskiy during a meeting […]
Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus sought UK support to recover laundered money and Japan’s financial aid for reconstruction. In separate meetings, British High Commissioner […]
Bangladesh’s Foreign Ministry has recalled seven ambassadors on contractual postings and five other officials from overseas missions. This move is part of the interim government’s […]
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina is meeting Chinese PM Li Qiang and President Xi Jinping in Beijing. The talks focus on Rohingya issues, trade, and investments. […]
Bangladesh proposed signing a memorandum of understanding with Azerbaijan to import natural gas during the first foreign office consultation between the two countries in Baku. Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen, who led the Bangladesh delegation, also requested Azerbaijan to import RMG, pharmaceuticals and recruit manpower from Bangladesh. Both sides stressed on high-level visits and discussed cooperation in various sectors. DAILY STAR
Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Muhammad Abdul Muhith, has been unanimously elected as the Chair of the Second Committee of the 79th UN General Assembly. The Second Committee addresses economic, financial, and environmental affairs. Muhith called it a recognition of Bangladesh’s sustainable development success under PM Hasina’s leadership and the trust Bangladesh enjoys globally. He is also serving as the president of the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board for 2024. Photo: UNB
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to visit New Delhi on June 21-22 and Beijing on July 9-12 to strengthen Bangladesh’s ties with India and China, two major economic powers in Asia. Her visit to India will be the first bilateral engagement with PM Modi since September 2022. The upcoming China visit, dubbed a “game-changer” by the Chinese ambassador, aims to boost trade, investment, cultural exchange and align with Bangladesh’s “Vision 2041” and “Smart Bangladesh” goals. The visits hold significance for deepening strategic partnerships with the neighboring giants.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres hailed Bangladesh as a key partner making significant contributions to various UN programs during a meeting with Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen in New York. Guterres appreciated Bangladesh’s generosity towards Rohingya refugees while expressing concern over the situation in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. The UN chief assured full support for Bangladesh’s transition after graduating from a low-income country. Momen urged continued UN focus on the Rohingya crisis and their safe repatriation, and thanked the UN for its 50-year partnership with Bangladesh. Photo: UNB
In a major breakthrough in the MP Anwarul Azim Anar murder case, the Detective Branch of police arrested Saiful Alam alias Saiful Member, a close associate of prime suspect Shimul Bhuiyan, from Jashore last night. Saiful, a former leader of the Purba Bangla Communist Party, was the prime accused in the murder of Prof Uday Sangkar and wanted in two other murder cases. He was arrested with 960 grams of explosives and is believed to have links to MP Azim’s murder as he was in India during that time, along with Shimul Bhuiyan.
Chinese International Education Foundation (CIEF) will establish a Confucius Institute at Rajshahi University within a year to offer Chinese language and cultural courses for Bangladeshi students. The decision was made during a meeting in Beijing between RU Vice-Chancellor Prof Golam Sabbir Sattar and CIEF officials. The institute will be jointly set up by RU and China’s Honghe University. It aims to bridge differences between universities of the two countries. Around 15 RU students were selected to visit China in September under the same program. CopyRetryClaude can make mistakes. Please double-check responses.
India has expressed interest in financing Bangladesh’s Teesta river project, said Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud after meeting Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra. They discussed PM Hasina’s upcoming visit to India after the Indian elections. Border killings, non-lethal weapons use, easing visa regimes, and regional connectivity including hydropower import from Nepal/Bhutan via India were also discussed. Hasan praised the excellent Bangladesh-India ties under Hasina and Modi’s leadership.