The UN Refugee Agency has warned that delays in rescuing about 200 Rohingyas stranded in the Andaman Sea and Strait of Malacca for weeks are costing human lives.

The US sees Bangladesh as a truly important strategic partner and looks forward to a stronger relationship in the next 50 years, US Deputy Assistant Secretary Afreen Akhter said yesterday.

Bangladesh and India are working together to bring all types of border crimes, including killings, to zero, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam said today.

US Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Afreen Akhter, has said the US sees Bangladesh as a "truly important strategic partner" and looks forward to working over the next 50 years for a stronger relationship.

Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN Ambassador Muhammad Abdul Muhith has said the attacks against the peacekeepers must be dealt with seriously.

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has extended warm greetings to his Bangladesh counterpart AK Abdul Momen, the government and people of Bangladesh on Victory Day.

US Ambassador Peter Haas and embassy staff had to wrap up a meeting in Dhaka early on December 14 due to security concerns, said US State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel.

UN Resident Coordinator, Gwyn Lewis, has said that Bangladesh’s achievements in human development and disaster response, long before it became a middle-income country, made it an example for other countries to emulate..In a message congratulating Bangladesh on the 51st anniversary of the v

Japanese Ambassador in Dhaka Ito Naoki has said his country was considering resettlement of some Rohinyas to Japan as Bangladesh tries to ease its load of over a million of refugees who fled their homes in Myanmar to evade persecution.

Italy has announced EUR 3 million for the continued protection and humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.

The US embassy in Dhaka has cautioned prospective visa applicants of brokers whose inappropriate advice can lead to visa refusal.

As Bangladesh tries to ease its load of over a million Rohingya refugees who fled their homes in Myanmar to evade persecution, Japanese Ambassador to Dhaka Ito Naoki has said his country is considering resettlement of some Rohingyas to Japan.

Bangladesh wants direct Dhaka-Guwahati and Sylhet-Guwahati air connectivity and direct bus service between Sylhet and Shilchar for promoting people-to-people contacts, boosting bilateral ties and ensuring collective prosperity in the region.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam today said the government felt the urge to share certain information with foreign missions in Dhaka so that there is no room for “misinformation” and “confusion”.

The government will write a letter to the UK government requesting it to deport the two fugitive killers of intellectuals, Chowdhury Mueen Uddin and Ashrafuzzaman Khan, to Bangladesh.

The foreign ministry has told all diplomatic missions in Dhaka that the BNP planned to take control of the streets forcefully through the December-10 rally and invite a vested quarter to power by creating anarchy.

Argentina is planning to open its embassy in Bangladesh. The decision might have been boosted by Bangladesh's support of Lionel Messi's team in the football World Cup in Qatar, according to the Merco Press, a South Atlantic News Agency.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will not cave in to “any external pressure or internal conspiracy to derail the nation”, said Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and his deputy Shahriar Alam yesterday. 

The White House has called on the government of Bangladesh to fully investigate reports of violence against journalists and human rights activists and urged all parties to refrain from violence.

Amnesty International today called for the Bangladesh government to end repression of demonstrations.