Fighting Graft: US keen on sharing info, collaboration

US State Department’s Coordinator on Global Anti-Corruption Richard Nephew in a meeting with the Anti-Corruption Commission discussed potential cooperation and information exchange on preventing graft and money laundering.
6 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Dhaka urges Riyadh for quick repatriation of undocumented workers

Bangladesh has called upon Saudi Arabia to speed up its process for the repatriation of undocumented Bangladeshi migrant workers who have applied for this
6 August 2023, 17:41 PM

US State Dept Global Anti-Corruption Coordinator Nephew due in Dhaka tonight

Department of State's Coordinator on Global Anti-Corruption Richard Nephew will arrive in Dhaka tonight to discuss anti-corruption efforts..He will be visiting Bangladesh as part of his tour to South Asian region..During the visit, he will call on the Anti-Corruption Commission chair
6 August 2023, 08:51 AM

BJP's invitation: AL delegation to visit New Delhi tomorrow

A five-member delegation of Bangladesh Awami League, led by its Presidium Member and Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque, is scheduled to reach New Delhi tomorrow for a four-day visit at the invitation of the BJP
5 August 2023, 14:53 PM

US to deliver more advanced equipment to Bangladesh military

The US will provide Bangladesh with unmanned air vehicle, patrol boats and hull boats over the next year to help the country conduct UN missions and defend its sovereignty
5 August 2023, 13:02 PM

Pre-Polls Violence: Don’t use excessive force

The United Nations and Amnesty International yesterday called on Bangladeshi authorities to refrain from excessive use of force amid recurring violence and mass arrests ahead of general elections.
4 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Refrain from using excessive force: UN, Amnesty

The United Nations and Amnesty International today called on Bangladeshi authorities to refrain from excessive use of force amid recurring violence and mass arrests ahead of general elections
4 August 2023, 16:36 PM

Dhaka okays 4 transhipment routes to Northeast India: Tripura minister

The Bangladesh government has declared four transhipment routes for Indian traders in Tripura and other northeastern states, said a Tripura minister
4 August 2023, 12:17 PM

Bangladeshis will decide on how polls to be held: India

It is the people of Bangladesh who will have to decide how the next national polls would be held there, said India yesterday, expressing hope that it would be held peacefully.
3 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Teesta Water Sharing Issue: Dhaka is now hopeful

Dhaka sees a ray of hope for resolving the long-standing Teesta water-sharing issue with Delhi as an Indian parliamentary committee has recommended the government address the matter.
3 August 2023, 18:00 PM

US interested only in free, fair polls

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas has said that the US has no position on caretaker government issues.
3 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Dhaka welcomes Indian parliamentary committee’s call over Teesta issue

Bangladesh has described “encouraging and significant” the recent recommendation made by India's Parliamentary Standing Committee regarding Teesta water sharing agreement
3 August 2023, 15:36 PM

India wants peaceful polls in Bangladesh

India today expressed hope that the next national elections in Bangladesh would be held peacefully, but declined to comment on the issue of holding it under a caretaker government
3 August 2023, 13:08 PM

Bangladesh should be rewarded with facilities for graduation: Momen

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen yesterday said graduation of a country like Bangladesh should rather be rewarded with continued everything but Arms (EBA) facilities to overcome challenges and support transition
2 August 2023, 19:57 PM

AL MP Sony detained in Oman for 12hrs

Oman police released Awami League MP Khadizatul Anwar Sony yesterday, about 12 hours after detaining her for holding a political meeting without permission.
2 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Many global actors don't want Rohingyas to be repatriated now: Momen

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said Myanmar is willing to take the Rohingyas but some foreign governments and international organisations do not support their repatriation at this moment
2 August 2023, 17:57 PM

BNP briefs foreign diplomats about ‘attacks’ on sit-ins

BNP today briefed foreign diplomats stationed in Dhaka about the country's latest political situation and some other issues, including 'attacks' on their sit-programme at the entrances of the capital..BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and the party's senior leaders apprised
2 August 2023, 17:38 PM

US to send pre-polls observers in October

The United States will send a pre-election monitoring team in early October to assess the situation ahead of Bangladesh’s next parliamentary elections.
1 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Rohingyas may be taken back to own villages

Myanmar may take back the Rohingyas living in the Cox’s Bazar camps to their own villages in North Maungdaw and nearby places instead of any camps or model villages.
1 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Political Violence: UN special rapporteur urges restraint

UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Association and Peaceful Assembly Clement Voule urged all parties in Bangladesh to exercise restraint amid escalating violence and arrests during the ongoing protests.
1 August 2023, 18:00 PM