Bangladesh has recently appointed a US lobbyist firm for a year to work to further deepen Dhaka's relations with Washington, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam confirmed today.

Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen and Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla have stressed the need for regular engagement to maintain the momentum in growing bilateral relations between the neighbouring countries.

China is a time-tested and trusted friend in Bangladesh’s development and can play an important role in repatriation of Rohingya refugees, State Minister for Disaster Enamur Rahman said today.

India’s Tripura State Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb today urged the business community in Bangladesh to invest in the garments sector in the Special Economic Zone in his state for which no customs duty payment would be needed and subsidies would be given.

The government has appointed Rear Admiral SM Abul Kalam Azad as the new High Commissioner of Bangladesh to the Republic of Maldives.

Bangladesh could decide this week to lodge a case with a US court to fight that country’s sanctions against Rab and seven of its current and former officials.

Bangladesh is hoping to decide by this week on filing a case with a US court to fight the sanctions imposed against RAB and seven of its current and former officials by the United States in December last year.

Dhaka and Delhi have begun preparations for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to India later this year.

In an oblique reference to the Chinese way of funding infrastructure projects in other countries, Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has warned of unsustainable projects that can lead to debt traps.

Bangladesh and India have stressed the need to elevate the level of engagement among the people from both countries to make the relations much more effective.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said China has come forward with a “basket of money” along with “aggressive and affordable” proposals amid Bangladesh’s growing infrastructure needs when assistance from many countries is “declining”.  

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said Bangladesh and the United States have the opportunity to work together to realise a number of long-term, ambitious initiatives for effective climate action.

Current geopolitical tensions around Ukraine may affect energy security, leading to diversion of global attention from the climate crisis, said experts and diplomats at a panel of the Munich Security Conference in Germany.

Indian High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami today said the election process of Bangladesh is its internal matter and they are looking forward to working with the next government of Bangladesh.

Bangladesh-India Friendship Dialogue begins in Shimla, the capital of Himachal Pradesh of India, today to improve the people-to-people connectivity and ignite the spirit of Liberation War as the two nations celebrate the 50 years of diplomatic relations.

Bangladesh and Australia are set to hold a Joint Working Group meeting on 22 February in Canberra -- aimed at advancing trade and investment between the two countries.

President of Singapore Halimah Yacob has said Singapore remains one of the top investors in Bangladesh, and continues to be upbeat about Bangladesh’s economic potential.

Former Bangladeshi ambassador Mohammed Khairuzzaman, after being released from the immigration detention centre in Malaysia yesterday, said that he would like to sleep when he gets home.

Air forces from the US and Bangladesh will participate in a joint exercise in Dhaka and Sylhet next week to bolster regional stability.

Former Bangladeshi high commissioner Mohamed Khairuzzaman, who was arrested six days ago from his residence in Kuala Lumpur, was released yesterday.