Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has thanked her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for India rescuing nine Bangladeshi nationals from war-torn Ukraine, ANI tweeted today.

Bangladesh and United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to further strengthen the existing bilateral relations between the two countries for mutual benefits.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said that people will continue to support her due to her motherly affection as a leader of the country.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said that people will continue to support her due to her motherly affection as a leader of the country.

Bangladesh, India and Nepal have finalised an enabling memorandum of understanding (MoU), to be signed by the three countries, for implementation of the much-awaited BBIN Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA), pending its ratification by Bhutan, to facilitate movement of passenger, personal, and cargo vehicular traffic.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached Abu Dhabi today on a five-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates.

Lamenting that its defence cooperation with Bangladesh has not progressed after having offered a 500-million dollar line of credit, India today said that the time has come to take bilateral cooperation to the next level by exploring potential areas of investment such as textiles, jute, leather, footwear, and medicine.

The Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi today paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to mark his historic speech on March 7 in 1971 that united the people of the country to prepare for the Liberation War.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for Abu Dhabi this afternoon on a five-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates.

Bangladesh’s abstention from voting on the UN General Assembly resolution, which reprimanded Russia for invading Ukraine, is not unexpected, said international relations analysts.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has sought support of two US lawmakers to have the sanctions on the Rapid Action Battalion and seven of its current and former officials lifted on a priority basis.

The Bangladesh government has been considering the implications of war in Ukraine and the sanctions imposed by the Western countries on Russia, and the available options to move forward.

The first UK-Bangladesh defence dialogue which is set to promote defence and military cooperation in the fields of global and regional security issues have been held in the capital.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said Bangladesh is willing to work closely with the US to find ways and means to waive sanctions on the Rapid Action Battalion and its officials. 

Bangladesh has presented updated information on the country's continental shelf in the Bay of Bengal to the United Nations (UN).

Peter Haas, the new US Ambassador to Bangladesh, arrived in Dhaka yesterday.

Peter Haas, the new US Ambassador to Bangladesh, arrived in Dhaka today -- more than a month after previous ambassador Earl R Miller left for Washington.

For the first time, Bangladesh has been elected president of the executive board of the United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP).

Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen has said the relations between Bangladesh and the US are underpinned by many factors and determinants and will be deepened and broadened through several dialogues, exchange of visits and track-2 engagements in the coming months.

Bangladesh does not see any direct impact on the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant and other projects now, but the country is keeping close tabs on the overall situation.