Dhaka – Bangladesh and Sri Lanka on Friday signed 14 instruments, one agreement and 13 memorandums of understanding (MoU), to strengthen cooperation between the two countries in the areas of economy, agriculture, shipping, higher education, information and technology and media.…
Dhaka, Jul 13 – Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena arrived here on Thursday on a three-day state visit to Bangladesh, highlighting the growing ties between the two countries.
A group of Afghan school girls taking part in a robotics competition in the US have been granted visas to attend it, after their initial applications were denied, US media said.
Dhaka, July 11 – A border coordination conference between Border Guard Banglsadesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) will begin in Shillong, capital of Indian State Meghalaya on Wednesday.
UN – U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley is urging the international community “to stand together” and call on Myanmar’s government to cooperate with a U.N. mission charged with probing alleged abuses by military and security forces, including against the minority Rohingya…
Dhaka – US Pacific Commander Admiral Harry B Harris arrived in the city on Saturday morning. He is scheduled to call on Bangladesh Air Force Chief Marshal Abu Esrar at 9:45 am on Sunday at its headquarters in Dhaka cantonment,…
Dhaka, July 6, – Thailand on Thursday assured Bangladesh of extending support in its race to become a member of the regional bodies including Mekong-Ganges Cooperation Forum and East-West Economic Corridor.
Jerusalem, Jul 5 (AP/UNB)- Israel and India have signed a series of agreements to cooperate in the fields of technology, water and agriculture.
Kuwait City, July 4 – Qatar on Monday responded to a list of demands from Saudi Arabia and its allies after they agreed to give a defiant Doha another 48 hours to address their grievances.
Dhaka, July 4 – Renewing her call to Myanmar to take back Rohingyas from Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said this problem will be solved through bilateral discussions.
Dhaka – Myanmar’s National Security Adviser Thaung Tun, now in Dhaka on a three-day visit, has emphasised the need for enhancing cooperation between Bangladesh and Myanmar in the security sector. -UNB
Washington — Less than three months after President Donald Trump and China’s leader strolled the manicured lawns at Mar-a-Lago, the White House is suddenly engaged in a multipronged pressure campaign against Beijing, born of frustration with the limited results of…
People from six mainly Muslim countries and all refugees now face tougher US entry due to President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban. It means people without “close” family or business relationships in the US could be denied visas and barred…
Washington, Jun 27 (AP/UNB) – Hugging outside the White House Monday, President Donald Trump and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi heralded an increasingly close strategic partnership as the U.S. branded Pakistan as a “global terrorist.”
Istanbul, Jun 25 (AP/UNB) – Turkey’s president on Sunday rejected a demand by major Arab states to remove Turkish troops from Qatar, saying their sweeping list of ultimatums has threatened the small Gulf country’s sovereignty.
Oliver Hotham North Korea on Friday denied reports that it had mistreated the former U.S. detainee Otto Warmbier and described his sudden death as a “mystery”, in the country’s first public statement since the announcement of the 22-year-old’s death on…
Efforts to reassure EU citizens in the UK about their future after Brexit are “a first step but not sufficient”, a top EU official has said. Under plans announced by Theresa May, EU nationals living in the UK for five…
Four Arab states boycotting Qatar over alleged support for terrorism have sent Doha a list of 13 demands including closing Al Jazeera television and reducing ties to their regional adversary Iran, an official of one of the four countries said.
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday expressed deep shock at the loss of lives and property in the devastating fire at Grenfell Tower in London. -UNB
Twitter users are ridiculing India’s home ministry for using a picture from Morocco’s border with a Spanish territory to highlight its work. Alt News website reported on Wednesday that the ministry used the picture in its annual report to show…
Two US Navy vessels arrived in Doha to take part in a joint military exercise with the Qatari Emiri Navy just days after US President Donald Trump accused Qatar of being “a funder of terrorism at a very high level”.…
From Golam Moin Uddin, UNB Staff Writer Stockholm (Sweden), June 15 – A red carpet was rolled out as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived here on Wednesday night on a three-day bilateral visit to the Scandinavian country at the invitation…
Dhaka – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has urged all the States involved in diplomatic crisis in Qatar to solve the dispute as quickly as possible through dialogue. –AP/UNB
London – Mentioning that Bangladesh is now a role model of development, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged the Bangladeshi expatriates, living in the UK, not to do anything that may tarnish the country’s image. -UNB
Doha – Qatar said Wednesday it had pulled all of its troops from the border of Djibouti and Eritrea, East African nations that have a long-running territorial dispute which Doha had helped mediate. -UNB
A Bangladeshi diplomat has been indicted for allegedly forcing a servant to work for his family in New York City without pay and assaulting him though Bangladesh consulate senses other motive. Prosecutors say Md Shahedul Islam, 45, Deputy Consul General…
Dhaka – A Bangladeshi diplomat has been indicted for allegedly forcing a servant to work for his family in New York City without pay and assaulting him. -UNB
Seattle, Jun 13 (AP/UNB) – Another U.S. appeals court stomped on President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban Monday, saying the administration violated federal immigration law and failed to provide a valid reason for keeping people from six mostly Muslim nations…
A bitter rivalry between two of the Arab world’s most influential young royals is said to lie at the heart of the diplomatic crisis between Qatar and its Gulf neighbours. Western diplomats believe Prince Mohammed bin Salman al-Saud, Saudi Arabia’s…
San Francisco, Jun 10 (AP/UNB)- Threatened as it is, the Earth’s climate will survive longer than Donald Trump’s presidency, Germany’s environment minister said Friday.