Bangladesh, Ethiopia to operate direct flights

Bangladesh and Ethiopia have signed bilateral air service agreement recently to operate direct flights between the two countries
11 December 2023, 17:55 PM

Govt trying to bring back killers of martryed intellectuals: foreign ministry

The government has been continuing its efforts to bring back Chowdhury Mueen Uddin and Ashrafuzzaman Khan, who are living in the UK and the US, evading death sentence for killing the country's intellectuals during the 1971 Liberation War
10 December 2023, 13:57 PM

Momen in Qatar to attend Doha Forum 2023

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen is attending the 'Doha Forum 2023' in Qatar
10 December 2023, 11:20 AM

UN reiterates hope for free, fair polls in Bangladesh

The United Nations has reiterated its hope for a free, fair, and credible election in Bangladesh.
9 December 2023, 18:00 PM

UNSC resolution: Bangladesh votes for ceasefire in Gaza

Bangladesh is one of the more than 100 countries that co-sponsored the UN Security Council resolution on the ceasefire of Israel’s war on Palestine.
9 December 2023, 18:00 PM
9 December 2023, 14:52 PM

Momen seeks UN support amid 'unwarranted, vested political pressure'

Bangladesh has urged the UN to play a constructive role in its political progress in the context of the “undue, unwarranted and vested political pressure” the country is facing from different corners ahead of the election.
7 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Moscow against any sanctions from US, West

Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Mantytskiy yesterday said they are against any “illegal actions” – sanctions or others – taken by America or other western countries against a country.
7 December 2023, 18:00 PM

French bakery PAUL to open outlets in Dhaka

French food chain PAUL will be opening its outlets in Bangladesh early next year as part of France's renewed initiative to collaborate in the areas of gastronomy, culture, trade and climate, Ambassador Marie Masdupuy has said
7 December 2023, 14:56 PM

Bangladesh now globally recognised

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma yesterday reiterated that India will continue to support Bangladesh to fulfill the shared vision of peace and prosperity.
6 December 2023, 18:00 PM

China provides $1.5m for Rohingyas

China has provided $1.5 million of assistance to improve hygiene services of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
6 December 2023, 17:15 PM

President urges Danish investors to invest in Bangladesh

President Mohammed Shahabuddin today urged Danish investors to invest in potential sectors in Bangladesh including in the Special Economic Zones
6 December 2023, 14:17 PM

President receives credentials of envoys from 3 countries

President Mohammed Shahabuddin today received credentials of ambassadors from three countries to Bangladesh separately at the Bangabhaban in the capital
6 December 2023, 11:52 AM

Saudi Arabia is Bangladesh's important development partner: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Chittagong Port Authority's Patenga Container Terminal Project is a beacon of hope for Bangladesh's economic uplift
6 December 2023, 07:43 AM

US reiterates commitment to help ensure free, fair polls

Washington reiterated yesterday its commitment to collaborating with the government, opposition, civil society, and other stakeholders to ensure a free and fair election.
5 December 2023, 18:00 PM

China-Southeast Asian Symposium: Prof Manzoor Ahmed to present keynote address

Dr Manzoor Ahmed, emeritus professor at Brac University, has been invited as a keynote speaker for the 2023 China-Southeast Asian Symposium Towards Ecological Civilisation: Education for Sustainable Rural Development
3 December 2023, 17:50 PM

‘Probashi Award’ launched at Bangladesh High Commission in Australia

Bangladesh High Commission in Canberra has launched “Bangladesh Probashi Award” in recognition of the contribution of Bangladeshi expatriates residing in Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji
2 December 2023, 15:28 PM

Washington welcomes Dhaka's zero-tolerance policy on terrorism

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and other Bangladeshi government officials frequently emphasised Bangladesh's zero-tolerance policy on terrorism and continued to deny the presence of globally organised jihadist militant groups such as al-Qa'ida and ISIS, said a new report released by the US government
1 December 2023, 18:32 PM

UNGA president hopes polls can be certified free, fair

UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis said that he hopes that Bangladesh realises the importance of honouring its long and strong tradition of democratic governance. 
1 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Kissinger should have apologised to people of Bangladesh: Momen

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has criticised former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who died at the age of 100, for his role in the Liberation War of 1971
30 November 2023, 19:32 PM