Gowher Rizvi, international affairs advisor to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said there is no "distinction between religions" in Bangalee culture

The Matarbari deep seaport, which is set to start operation in 2026, will help Bangladesh accelerate its GDP growth by an additional 1.14 percentage points and create nine lakh jobs, says a study.

South Sudan's General Education and Instruction Minister Awut Deng Acuil today said that they want to follow Bangladesh's early childhood development strategies and implement it through Brac Education Programme (BEP).

Home minister says foreign envoys can have Ansar protection as additional security

Japan will continue development activities in Bangladesh like it’s been doing in the last 50 years regardless of who is in power, said Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori..He said this in response to a question at a policy colloquium “From the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal: N

A senior US State Department official has said Washington does not define its relationship with Dhaka taking into account Bangladesh's ties with Russia and China or any other country

The United Arab Emirates will continue its cooperation with Bangladesh in the development of its infrastructure and sea ports for mutual benefits.

Washington looks forward to deepening its relationship and cooperation with Bangladesh on a number of key issues “regardless of political parties or candidates or anything like that”, a state department spokesperson said yesterday.

Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen said he did not believe the withdrawal of additional police escort for envoys of the US, UK and several other countries would affect the bilateral ties between Bangladesh and those countries.

Dhaka and Kathmandu have reviewed the progress in their bilateral and regional cooperation on power sector at the 5th joint steering committee (JSC) meeting held at Payra power plant office in Patuakhali.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called for peaceful settlement of the Palestinian crisis on the basis of international law and UN resolutions, and for the achievement of an end to the Israeli occupation.

Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen today said the government will offer the services of the Ansar -- a paramilitary auxiliary force -- to the foreign missions in Dhaka as alternatives after the withdrawal of “additional escort services” for four diplomats came into effect.

The United States said it was looking forward to deepening its relationship and cooperation with Bangladesh on a number of key issues, “regardless of political party or candidates”.

The US has said the safety and security of their diplomatic personnel and facilities are of utmost importance

The government has withdrawn additional security given to the ambassadors and high commissioners of India, China, Australia, Saudi Arabia and the US and UK, saying that the security situation in the country  is “very satisfactory” and that there is a shortage of police personnel.

Australia said it wants an Indo-Pacific region where “no country dominates or is dominated” by others.

The US is not concerned about participation of any particular party in Bangladesh’s next elections but it wants the polls to be fair and held in a congenial environment, a senior visiting State Department official said.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangladesh and Japan have successfully elevated the bilateral relations to a "Strategic Partnership" calling it the biggest achievement of her recent official visit to Japan.

Bangladesh and Nepal are beginning a two-day meeting to discuss how to jointly take India on board for using Indian transmission lines to enable power trade between Nepal and Bangladesh

Chief of Bangladesh Army General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed left Dhaka today for the United States on an official visit at the invitation of the US Army.