Bangladeshi delegation visits major Indian ports

A 13-member delegation from Bangladesh is on a six-day visit to five major ports on the eastern coast of India, including Chennai, Haldia, and Kolkata, to assess the infrastructure and commercial viability for the transshipment of export-import trade of the country through India
11 July 2024, 17:24 PM

Hasan Mahmud meets Jaishankar in New Delhi

Bangladesh Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud today held a meeting with his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar in New Delhi and discussed ways to further promote bilateral ties
11 July 2024, 16:34 PM

Hasina, Xi pledge to boost strategic ties

During Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to Beijing, China promised to support Bangladesh economically in four ways, by providing grants, interest-free loans, concessional loans, and commercial loans.
10 July 2024, 21:00 PM

How Chinese media covered Hasina's Beijing visit

Bangladesh and China elevated their ties during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to Beijing this week, according to the consensus in Chinese media outlets, a preponderance of which happen to be state-owned
10 July 2024, 18:21 PM

Dhaka, Beijing sign 21 cooperation documents to strengthen ties on diverse fronts

Announce 7 outcomes, including completion of feasibility study on FTA
10 July 2024, 05:48 AM

Bilateral meeting between Hasina, her Chinese counterpart starts

A bilateral delegation level meeting between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang started at the Great Hall of the People this morning
10 July 2024, 03:53 AM

Chinese firms to invest in textile, fintech and EVs

Bangladeshi and Chinse companies yesterday signed 18 memorandums of understanding relating to investments in different sectors of Bangladesh.
9 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Hasina, XI Talks: Economy, trade to be in focus

Beijing will push for initiatives with strategic interests in Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal, while Dhaka will focus on trade and economy as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina meets Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang today.
9 July 2024, 18:00 PM

PM seeks Chinese cooperation in Rohingya repatriation

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today sought Chinese assistance for the repatriation of forcibly displaced Rohingyas to their homeland in Myanmar
9 July 2024, 16:14 PM

PM asks AIIB to lower interest rates of loan

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to further cut the interest rates on its loan for Bangladesh
9 July 2024, 15:45 PM

PM to leave Beijing for Dhaka tomorrow night

She was initially scheduled to leave Beijing on Thursday morning
9 July 2024, 10:56 AM

Dhaka, Beijing likely to sign around 20 MoUs: FM Hasan

Some dev projects likely to be announced, he says
7 July 2024, 11:44 AM

India a political friend, China dev partner: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has described India as Bangladesh’s political friend and China as its development partner
6 July 2024, 14:43 PM

Looking forward to working closely with UK

PM congratulates Starmer on becoming PM
5 July 2024, 13:32 PM

Teesta Project: Beijing open to working with Delhi

The Chinese ambassador yesterday hinted that Beijing may consider Bangladesh’s proposal seeking budget support that will ease pressure on the country’s foreign reserves.
4 July 2024, 18:00 PM

PM’s visit to China: Dhaka to seek $20b fresh loans from Beijing

Bangladesh will seek fresh loans amounting to $20 billion during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s upcoming visit to China, which Beijing hopes would be a “game changer” in the bilateral relationship.
3 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Dhaka-Delhi relation a model for others: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday described the relationship between Bangladesh and India as a "model" and "example" for others as both countries have resolved many problems through dialogue
2 July 2024, 19:04 PM

Energy connectivity a hallmark in Indo-Bangla ties: envoy

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma has described energy connectivity as a "hallmark of transformative changes" that have taken place in India-Bangladesh relations in the last decade, leading to the creation of a regional economy in true sense.
2 July 2024, 17:03 PM

Dhaka for taskforce to stop workers’ harassment in KSA

Bangladesh has proposed forming a task force to ensure transparency in recruitment and stop harassment of migrant workers by vested quarters in Saudi Arabia.
1 July 2024, 18:00 PM

11,450 Bangladeshis languishing in foreign jails

A total of 11,450 Bangladeshis including migrant workers are in jails in 31 countries, Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud told parliament today
1 July 2024, 13:38 PM