Russia vetoes French draft urging end to military flights over Aleppo while Russian draft fails to gather enough votes. Western governments and Russia have clashed at the UN Security Council even while the Syrian government presses ahead with its military…
Dhaka – The Bangladesh High Commission in London hosted the “Summit Bangladesh Evening” on Thursday at the prestigious Nehru Centre in the heart of London city, UNB news agency reported. It was dedicated to the freedom fighters and martyrs of…
Dhaka – In the wake of escalating tension between India and Pakistan, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Tuesday said Bangladesh must be with India if it is attacked by any enemy, UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka: Indian High Commissioner Harsh V Shringla and Chinese Ambassador Ma Mingqiang on Tuesday met Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque separately and discussed issues of mutual interest. It could not be known whether they discussed any specific issue at the…
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Bangladesh’s diplomatic relations with Pakistan will continue alongside quarrel although Pakistan has been making various adverse statements on the ongoing war crimes trial, UNB news agency reported.
Dubai (AP/UNB) – A bill passed by Congress allowing the families of 9/11 victims to sue the Saudi government has prompted reactions of outrage and ridicule among some in the Arab world. Many critics say the bill reinforces a long-held…
Beijing Sept. 28 (ANI): As tensions mount between India and Pakistan following the recent terrorist attack in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir in which 18 Indian soldiers were killed, China on Wednesday called on both the arch-rivals to solve…
Congress has voted to override President Barack Obama’s veto of a bill that would allow families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabian officials. In the first veto override of his presidency, the Senate voted 97-1 and the House of…
Saarc’s effectiveness has apparently become questionable once again as its member states are waiting for a formal communication from the Saarc Secretariat to call its 19th Summit off as a number of countries opted out from it.However, there had been…
Dhaka: A Chinese advance delegation, now in the city, discussed various aspects of forthcoming visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping, including security aspects, with the senior Foreign Ministry officials here on Tuesday. Acting Foreign Secretary Rear Admiral (retd) Md Khurshed…
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will have a crucial bilateral meeting with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in Goa on October 16, where they are likely to decide their attendance in the upcoming Saarc Summit, UNB news agency reported.…
British Minister for Asia and the Pacific Alok Sharma has appreciated Bangladesh for the way the present government is dealing with terrorism and violent extremism in the country.The appreciation came when Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali had a bilateral meeting…
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Miah on Saturday said police have not found any connection of Piyar Ahmed Akash, a Bangladeshi businessman deported by Malaysia, with militancy, including the Gulshan café attack.Akash was wanted in two arms cases, the…
Bangladesh and Russia signed an agreement on visa-free visit for persons holding diplomatic and official (service) passports.At a meeting held on Thursday evening at the UN Headquarters, Bangladesh Foreign Minister A H Mahmood Ali and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey V.…
Dhaka – Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to arrive here on a two-day visit in the second week of October when Dhaka is expected to seek financial support for over two dozens of mega projects, UNB news agency reported.…
Montreal – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday conferred ‘Bangladesh Liberation War Honour’ award posthumously on former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, UNB news agency reported. Bangladesh government awarded the honour to Pierre Trudeau for his outstanding support for…
Montreal – Bangladesh and Canada have agreed to find out a way for the extradition of Noor Chowdhury, the self-confessed killer of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman now living in Canada, through discussions, UNB news agency reported.
Sri Lankan government has given necessary directives to revise a decision taken by its immigration department suspending on-arrival visa issuance for the citizens of Bangladesh.Talking to BBC Bangla, Harsha de Silva, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka, said…
Washington (AP/UNB) — President Barack Obama said Wednesday the U.S. is lifting economic sanctions and restoring trade benefits to former pariah state Myanmar as he met with Aung San Suu Kyi, a former political prisoner who is now the nation’s…
In the wake of the recent attacks by Islamic State in neighbouring countries, India has asked its embassies to take extra precautions to secure its citizens, bdnews24.com reported.
Foreign diplomats stationed in Dhaka on Sunday expressed satisfaction over the security measures taken for them so far.“They’re very satisfied…they’ve appreciated government steps,” Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali told reporters at a press conference at the Foreign Ministry here in…
India has reiterated its support to the ongoing trial of war criminals in Bangladesh, saying the process has a wide popular support here.
Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit Canada on September 16-17 before heading towards New York to attend the UN General Assembly. She will be visiting Canada at the invitation of her Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau, said a Foreign Ministry…
Bangladesh on Monday protested Turkey’s statement over the execution of war criminal Mir Quasem Ali conveying the Turkish government that such reactions are tantamount to interference in matters pertaining to a sovereign State.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs here issued a…
Hangzhou, China (CNN)US President Barack Obama is continuing his diplomatic slog in China Sunday, meeting with counterparts from the United Kingdom and Turkey — two essential US allies — as each leader confronts widespread internal strife back home.
Dhaka – An official in Dhaka as described Pakistan’s reaction to execution of Mir Quasem Ali as “totally unacceptable” and “brazen” interfere in Bangladesh’s internal affairs, UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka: Indian High Commissioner Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Saturday visited Gandhi Ashram in Noakhali and urged all to continue working for the benefit of all sections of society and spread Gandhi’s message of non-violence, peace, tolerance and communal harmony. He…
US Secretary of State John Kerry met with Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairperson Khaleda Zia to discuss the political and security environments in Bangladesh, according to a media release by US State Department.
Dhaka-US Secretary of State John Kerry left here for New Delhi on Monday evening wrapping up his hectic nine-hour visit that covered a series of meetings with Bangladesh leadership and opposition leaders.
Dhaka: US Secretary of State John Kerry during his meeting with BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia focused on a multi-party system with space for peaceful political opposition and united efforts of all segments of Bangladesh people to face its current threats,…