US Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan Mozena will start his five-day multi-district visit on Sunday which is a continuation of his pledge to visit all 64 districts in Bangladesh. During his latest tour, the US diplomat will visit Narail, Magura, Jhenidah,…
President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday said the settlement of maritime boundary disputes between Bangladesh and Myanmar provided an excellent opportunity to enhance maritime commerce and cooperation between the two countries. The President said this when Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar Navy Admiral…
BNP on Wednesday briefed foreign diplomats in Dhaka on the latest political developments, law and order and human rights situation, mainly secret killings and forced disappearances, in Bangladesh. The meeting was held at a Gulshan restaurant in the city. Asked…
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Saturday said Bangladesh and India must invest for each other’s futures and work together to make the best use of India’s northeast’s potential ensuring a win-win situation. “The destinies of our two people are…
Veteran Indian journalist Kuldip Nayar says he believes Narendra Modi will not be the next Prime Minister of India and that he has reasons to believe that. Speaking at a roundtable in Dhaka on Saturday he said even if Modi…
The two-day biennial German-Bangladesh consultation, 2014 will be held in the capital on May 7-8 to review the implementation of the existing German-funded projects in Bangladesh as well as their possible future funding. “The two-day consultation will focus on review…
The visiting German Parliamentary Delegation led by Member of Parliament Dagmar Woehrl, Chair of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development, met Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday in Dhaka. Ms Woehrl is Chair of the Committee since 2009.
The first-ever meeting under the Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (Ticfa) between Dhaka and Washington begins in Dhaka on Monday, aiming to identify and address obstacles to further expanding bilateral trade and investment. However, a series of meetings will…
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Saturday said Bangladesh’s relation with the United States is not ‘comfortable’ politically though the ties in economic field are okay. “Politically, their (US) pressures aren’t comfortable, not good either, and beyond norms,” he told reporters…
Seven hours after two Indian citizens were kidnapped by some Bangladeshi nationals along the India-Bangladesh border in Feni district, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) rescued and handed them over to their counterparts Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday. Earlier, a…
China is now waiting to know the government decision about two vital projects — building a deep seaport and launching Bangladesh’s first satellite ‘Bangabandhu Satellite’ in the space – as the world’s number two economy has already expressed its interest…
Bangladesh and the United States (US) will hold ‘Security Dialogue’ here on Tuesday to discuss issues like maritime security, counterterrorism and disaster risk management. This will be the third dialogue on security issues between the two countries which will be…
Appreciating Bangladesh’s achievements in various areas, the United States has said it has kept pressing Bangladesh for a greater political inclusion to ensure a more stable and prosperous future. “In Bangladesh, we continue to press for greater political inclusion, without…
Japanese Ambassador in Dhaka Shiro Sadoshima on Wednesday visited Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) and assured his support for consolidation of peace and development in the CHT region. The envoy visited small-scale irrigation and water management project carried out by Khagrachhari…
The US Embassy in Dhaka has recently requested the Foreign Ministry for taking actions action against three government officials who were allegedly trying to go to the USA showing fake invitation letters. Foreign Ministry sources said the US Embassy in…
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jun on Monday expressed his optimism that the 21st century would be marked by the massive rise of developing countries and the world would be more equal and more prosperous. He made this comment while…
India’s policy towards Bangladesh would not change even if there is a change of regime in New Delhi after the elections, its high commissioner in Dhaka has said. The Lok Sabha elections started on Monday and would continue for a…
Amid increase in submission of fraudulent documents, the US Embassy in Dhaka on Sunday advised Bangladeshi applicants to apply directly for a visa with genuine documents to avert permanent ban from entry into the United States.
The government is planning to start dredging the Mongla-Ghusiakhali channel, to ease navigation to Kolkata, as early as next week, said Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan. The channel is vital to both Bangladesh and India because all the ships to and…
Dhaka and New Delhi have agreed in principle to explore possibility of developing an interconnection for electricity transmission line involving Bangladesh and India’s north-eastern and north-western side. This agreement in principle came at the 7th meeting of the Joint Steering…
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday interrogated four top officials of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited, a sister concern of Petrobangla, in connection with a graft allegation. ACC deputy director Ahsan Ali grilled them from 10 am…
Terming the January 5 election ‘unusual but legitimate’, visiting British State Minister for International Development Alan Duncan on Wednesday said his country wants to see ‘proper democracy’ in Bangladesh. “…we want to see proper democracy – free from violence, focusing…
US Ambassador Dan W Mozena on Tuesday said the first Ticfa meeting, to be held here on April 27-28, would be a high-level bilateral engagement between Dhaka and Washington which will help find ways for increasing trade and investment between…
Bangladesh has done the right thing by abstaining from voting in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Crimea issue as it has not deviated from its foreign policy, State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam clarified on Tuesday.…
Maldives is shutting down its mission in Dhaka on Tuesday, nearly six years after opening it. Its acting high commissioner Ahmed Adil on Monday told journalists that they had to take the decision following the country’s “unprecedented fiscal problems”. “Even…
A day after Russia’s Dhaka envoy ‘thanked’ Bangladesh for abstaining from voting on the UN General Assembly resolution on Crimea, the US ambassador in Bangladesh was found fuming. “I regret that Bangladesh was not able to join the majority on…
Visiting Yunnan Province Governor Li Jiheng on Sunday underlined the need for having more cooperation between Kunming and Chittagong, and sought Bangladesh’s cooperation under the Sister City Agreement signed in 2005 to strengthen ties in the areas of trade and…
Southwest China’s Yunnan Province Governor Li Jiheng arrives here on Saturday on a three-day visit to discuss how cooperation in the areas of connectivity, trade, agriculture, tourism, energy and education can further be strengthened with Bangladesh. He will lead a…
Russia is looking East, stepping up diplomatic efforts to make a “comeback” in Bangladesh and in other South Asian countries. Russian ambassador in Dhaka Nikolaev Alexander said on Friday the relationship between the two countries was experiencing “a renaissance now”…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia at a meeting with visiting Australian first assistant secretary Paul Robilliard reiterated that a meaningful dialogue is needed to resolve the ongoing political crisis. “Khaleda Zia has underscored the need for a meaningful dialogue for holding…