Germany wishes for participatory polls of Bangladesh as democracy and human rights are key to the country’s foreign policy.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the exchange of Covid-related medicines and medical equipment between Bangladesh and India during the pandemic is a role model of “good neighbourhood diplomacy”.

The Bangladeshi diplomats, who responded to the call of Bangabandhu and expressed allegiance to the Mujibnagar Government before December 16, 1971, set the example of sacrifice and patriotism.

A US delegation led by US Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain yesterday visited the Hindu Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Kutupalong.

Bangladesh and Singapore have pledged to further deepen and expedite the bilateral relations as they celebrate the 50 years of diplomatic relations this year.

The Bangladeshi diplomats, who responded to the call of Bangabandhu and expressed allegiance to the Mujibnagar Government before December 16, 1971, are the glaring examples of sacrifice and patriotism for today’s diplomats to follow.

Describing elite force Rab as a “brand name for peace” in villages, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam today (April 17, 2022) said this institution should not be maligned which helped the country contain militancy.

The US has assured Bangladesh of providing assistance in the areas of renewable energy, afforestation and improving coastal embankment.

The Bangladesh government has taken a few measures to investigate and prosecute cases of corruption, abuse and killing by security forces, said the US State Department in its annual human rights report.

The United States has acknowledged the Bangladesh government’s steps to expose to justice some security force personnel accused of human rights violations as it released the “2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices” worldwide.

Bangladesh continues to maintain very close relations with Russia and it is  “very difficult” for the country to try to  “adjust” the relationship, even if anyone would like it to amid the current situation in Ukraine.

Bangladesh continues to maintain very close relations with Russia and it is "very difficult" for the country to try to "adjust" the relationship, even if anyone would like it to amid the current situation in Ukraine.

Equatorial Guinea, the smallest country on the African continent, wants to use Bangladesh's experience in the development of small and medium enterprises.

Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih expressed his gratitude for the support his country received from Bangladesh over the years in the socio-economic development of his country.

Dhaka and Washington move closer to signing two defence deals that foreign policy analysts say is a notable progress in security cooperation in the areas of maritime, peacekeeping, counterterrorism and transnational crimes.

With an aim to grow partnership between the two countries, a friendship group named “Mexico-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship Group” was formed yesterday (April 6) at the Mexican parliament.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said there may have been some excesses while enforcing the Digital Security Act, but the government is now very careful to make sure the law is not misused.

The 8th US-Bangladesh Security Dialogue began in Washington aiming to strengthen security cooperation between the two countries.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said Bangladesh will be happy if the United States withdraws the sanctions imposed on the elite force Rab, reiterating that it was "inappropriate and unjustified."

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said there might have been excesses while enforcing the Digital Security Act, "but the government is now very careful to make sure the law is not abused".