Bangladesh and India are working together to build stronger energy connectivity, said Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Pranay Verma yesterday.

Australian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Jeremy Bruer has said Australia is looking forward to strengthening their defence cooperation with Bangladesh to promote a "secure, prosperous and inclusive" Indo-Pacific region.

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has opposed any regional or global initiative that is unilateral, exclusive, meant to create confrontation and against any country.

Japan has decided to extend grant assistance worth $66,216 or Tk 69 lakh to the Japanese Universities Alumni Association in Bangladesh (JUAAB) for improving the facilities of Japanese Cultural Center.

UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights on Migrants Felipe Gonzalez Morales yesterday appreciated Bangladesh's proactive role in the global discourse on safe, orderly and regular migration.

Dhaka has requested Beijing to pursue Myanmar to make sure that the conflicts in Myanmar among rebel groups do not spill over into Bangladesh.

Russia knowingly sent the US-sanctioned ship carrying equipment for the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, something that is surprising and unexpected, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said yesterday.

Bangladesh will come up with its own strategy for the Indo-Pacific for a robust socio-economic regional cooperation, at a time when the region sees great power competition.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday defended Md Tauhidul Islam, who was tipped to become the ambassador of Austria but was refused by Vienna.

Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque​​​​​​​ has said German business people will assist Bangladesh in monitoring the quality of soil via satellite technology to boost agricultural production.

Bangladesh has urged Spain to expedite the efforts for releasing five Bangladeshi nationals detained in a prison in Galicia province.

The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Felipe González Morales, began his official visit here today to assess migration policies in Bangladesh.

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.