Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday said there was nothing to worry about regarding the recently-launched US policy on workers’ rights, as businesses in Bangladesh and the US are operated by the private sector.

The United Nations called on all parties involved to ensure that the people of Bangladesh are able to express their votes and opinions freely.

A four-member team of election experts from the European Union arrived in Bangladesh yesterday to observe the January 7 national election.

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen said China is the most reliable development partner and a true friend of Bangladesh.

The US is supporting Bangladesh through its insistence on a free and fair election, said Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday.

The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said Bangladesh authorities are targeting opposition leaders and supporters ahead of the general election slated for January 7.

A weeklong art and photography exhibition on China’s flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects in Bangladesh kicked off in Dhaka today

North Korea has closed down its embassy in Bangladesh, citing that it would maintain relations with Bangladesh through its embassy in New Delhi

Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen has described the remarks made by the US and Russia over Bangladesh as “unwarranted”

The US State Department has responded to Russia’s accusation of interfering in Bangladesh’s internal affairs, saying it was a “deliberate mischaracterisation of US foreign policy and Ambassador Peter Haas’s meetings”.

Dhaka requested New Delhi to expedite the process of signing the Teesta River water deal and other treaties concerning shared rivers during the Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) yesterday.

The UK and Bangladesh will continue to work closely to turn climate commitments into action and have common objectives for COP28, said British Deputy High Commissioner and Development Director, Matt Cannell.

Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen has today called on foreign diplomats based in India to support regional stability while expressing the Bangladesh government’s commitment to free and fair elections

Foreign secretaries of two countries hold talks

Korea wants to be a partner in Bangladesh’s journey of achieving economic success, South Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh Park Young-Sik has said

The UK and Bangladesh will continue to work closely to turn climate commitments into action and have common objectives for COP28, said British Deputy High Commissioner and Development Director, Matt Cannell

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has accused US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas of grossly interfering in Bangladesh’s internal affairs.

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has accused US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas of grossly interfering in Bangladesh's internal affairs

Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen today said he is not carrying any special message from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and there is "no hidden agenda" as he leaves for New Delhi tomorrow to hold talks with his Indian counterpart, scheduled for tomorrow

Rohingya genocide is intensifying amid aid restrictions and renewed armed conflicts in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, according to a report by the Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK).