The government has extended the contractual appointment of Bangladesh Ambassador to Russia Kamrul Ahsan by two more years.

The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project faces a fresh setback as the Russian ship carrying equipment for it is now sailing back instead of offloading the tools at West Bengal’s Haldia Port.

France wants to enhance cooperation with Bangladesh and will have “ever closer” cooperation with countries of the Indo-Pacific, “significantly with Bangladesh” to address major challenges in terms of climate change and security, says a visiting senior French official.

France wants to enhance cooperation with Bangladesh and plans to have “ever-closer” ties with countries of the Indo-Pacific, to address major challenges in terms of climate change and security, said a visiting senior French official.

High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh, Pranay Verma, said the visit of Indian Coast Guard ships to Chattogram is a clear indication of the two countries' excellent friendship.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday said the United States wants to maintain good relations with Bangladesh and noted that Bangladesh is "becoming a big economy".

Clarifying things over Home Minster Asaduzzaman Khan’s comments, the US embassy yesterday said Assistant Secretary Donald Lu, during his visit to Dhaka, did not indicate a time frame for lifting the sanctions on Rab.

The US wants to see Bangladesh as an independent player in the Indo-Pacific region, recognising it as a significant geostrategic actor in the region’s security architecture, says US-based foreign policy expert Anu Anwar.

There was a lot of interest in US Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Donald Lu's visit to Dhaka. Before leaving early yesterday, he held a series of meetings with the top ministers, labour rights, and civil society leaders. What were the discussions and outcomes? Lu shared with Porimol Palma in detail.

UK Royal Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessel HMS Tamar arrived at the naval base in Chattogram yesterday, in a sign of UK’s commitment to defence cooperation with Bangladesh, and to an open and resilient international order for open societies and economies to flourish..Chief Staff Officer to Com

Washington will be focusing on whether there is intimidation during the next national elections due early next year and say it publicly, considering that it is important for the democracies to provide feedback and encourage each other for better democracies, said Donald Lu, US assistant secretary of State for South and Central Asia.

The outgoing Turkish Ambassador to Bangladesh Mustafa Osman Turan has credited "very strong leadership" on both sides and deep political trust for the significant progress in Dhaka-Ankara relations in recent times - with growing economic and defence cooperation hand in hand.

Visiting US Assistant Secretary Donald Lu yesterday expressed satisfaction that Rab reduced extrajudicial killings since late 2021, when the US imposed sanctions on the force.

Bangladesh should continue with the measures to reform various sectors of the economy, said IMF’s Deputy Managing Director Antoinette Monsio Sayeh yesterday.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today conveyed to visiting US Assistant Secretary Donald Lu that the government wants a "free, fair, transparent and credible" election and there should be no doubt about that.

Visiting US Assistant Secretary Donald Lu today said Bangladesh will be the first country to be eligible for the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) if the US Congress authorise the trade scheme.

The visiting US Assistant Secretary Donald Lu today said a tremendous progress has been made in reducing extrajudicial killings by Rab in Bangladesh.

The United States is "committed" to continued cooperation with Bangladesh in its efforts to improve labour rights, visiting US Assistant Secretary Donald Lu said today.

Wrapping up his two-day visit to India, US Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu arrived in Dhaka last night and had a meeting over dinner with Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen.

US Assistant Secretary at the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu arrived in Dhaka today on a two-day visit.