The German side offered support on greener transition of Bangladesh economy through greener industrial transformation, particularly in RMG industry

There is no dedicated ministerial platform under the auspices of South-South cooperation, the minister said while speaking as the chief guest at a meeting in New York

Bangladesh on Thursday abstained from voting on a UNGA resolution calling for an end to the war in Ukraine, just hours before the conflict entered its second year yesterday.

Thirty-two countries including Bangladesh, India, China, Iran, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka abstained from voting

The Media Freedom Coalition in Bangladesh has expressed concern over the government’s recent decision to cancel the declaration of the Dainik Dinkal.

India’s Supreme Court yesterday rejected a plea seeking to gag the media from reporting on the Adani-Hindenburg issue till the court pronounces its order.

India wants the geopolitical tension to be referred to as a "crisis" or a "challenge" while the US and other western nations want to describe it as nothing short of "war"

A cross-party group of leading politicians, as well as diplomats and community leaders, attended the event in the House of Lords' Attlee Room a day after the February 21 commemoration of Martyrs' Day and International Mother Language Day

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon the Canadian entrepreneurs to invest in Bangladesh, particularly in agro-processing sector.

Among the 32 abstentions were Bangladesh, China, India, Iran and Pakistan

Bangladesh has said it does not think that there will be any adverse impact on Bangladesh-Russia’s existing friendly relations over a single issue, noting that the two countries are working jointly on many fronts.

The French and German embassies in Dhaka this evening installed a Ukrainian flag in front of their shared embassy building on Madani Avenue, Baridahara

Says foreign ministry

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma today reaffirmed India's commitment to development partnership and cooperation with Bangladesh to scale up bilateral trade and investment, and promote people-to-people exchanges.

The Russian embassy in Dhaka has criticised US President Joe Biden’s summit for democracy, saying it is the major vehicle of the US grand strategy to undermine the role of the UN.

Security expert Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hussain yesterday said Bangladesh’s security may be undermined if the US provides military support to Myanmar’s ethnic groups fighting the military junta.

Bangladesh has sought a detailed report from its ambassador in Moscow to know what exactly was discussed with the Russian foreign ministry.

"We sought a detailed report from our ambassador. We are going to analyse what was discussed," Shahriar Alam tells reporters

UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Fernand de Varennes, has called for the states to be more inclusive in the treatment and use of minority and indigenous languages.

The Russian foreign ministry yesterday summoned Bangladesh Ambassador Kamrul Ahsan over not allowing 69 Russian ships, on which the US has slapped sanctions, from calling at Bangladeshi ports.