Saudi Arabia has agreed to Bangladesh’s proposal for setting up a fertiliser factory under a joint initiative in the kingdom, said Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen after a meeting with Saudi Commerce Minister Majid bin Abdullah Al-kassabi.

Russia wants to continue its cooperation with Bangladesh, particularly in trade, economy, and implementation of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant despite sanctions imposed against Russia by the US and the “collective West”.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said Saudi Arabia is interested to invest in Bangladesh's energy and port sectors..Momen spoke to the journalists today after a meeting with the visiting Saudi Minister of Commerce and Chairman of General Authority of Foreign Trade Majid bin Abdullah Al-

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said Dhaka has been pursuing multi-pronged, multi-spatial and multi-temporal consolidated approach to make its economic diplomacy a success

Russia wants to continue cooperation with Bangladesh, particularly in the areas of trade and economy and in implementing the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project, despite sanctions imposed against Russia by the US and the "collective West"

"We want to invest in fertiliser factory [in Saudi Arabia]. The production cost will be low and we can benefit out of that. They have agreed," he said after a bilateral meeting with the Saudi minister

Amid global pressure on the Myanmar junta, their authorities are now showing a positive attitude towards the Rohingya repatriation as they have stepped up the verification of their citizens in recent weeks, say officials at the Bangladesh foreign ministry.

UK's Indo-Pacific Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan began her first visit to Bangladesh today to discuss security, democracy, human rights, trade and the Rohingya crisis.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday questioned the “intentions of some people who are talking against Bangladesh and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina”.

Seven European diplomats yesterday called for the "full protection" of journalists ahead of the next general election

Seven European diplomats yesterday called for the protection of the religious minorities in the wake of recent attacks on the Ahmadiyya community in Panchagarh last week

India has withdrawn the objections to the construction of new Kasba Railway Station as well as immigration building of Bangladesh Police in Akhaura, a bordering upazila in Brahmanbaria

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen today questioned intentions of some people who are talking against Bangladesh and its leader Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, noting that to them "grapes are sour."

The United States is using extraterritorial jurisdiction to impose sanctions on foreign individuals, raising concerns about human rights violations, including the right to due process, UN Special Rapporteur Alena Douhan said today.

US secretary of state Antony Blinken has said his country would continue to standby Bangladesh with its “best efforts” in the development endeavours of the South Asian country as he held talks with Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen.

The 130-kilometre India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline is set to be inaugurated on March 18, in a development that will ensure quicker and smoother supply of fuel to the northern part of the country.

Bangladesh has endorsed the US nominee Ajay Banga for the position of World Bank Group president, in the context of the long-standing friendship and cooperation between Bangladesh and the US.

Foreign diplomats yesterday lauded significant progress in women empowerment in Bangladesh but observed that a large portion of the women is still not participating in the economy

Bangladesh has urged the Bimstec member states to implement the Free Trade Area at the earliest

Bangladesh and Qatar today signed an MoU for a project to support 6.5 lakh out-of-school children