Category: Diplomacy

DHAKA – The government today announced appointment of Major General Mohammad Ashab Uddin as the country’s new ambassador to Kuwait.

Dhaka – Newly elected mayor of Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) Prof MA Mannan and its 75 councillors, including 19 women, took oath on Sunday.

DHAKA – US embassies and consulates that were closed in the Middle East and Africa because of a terrorist threat will reopen on Sunday.

Islamabad – Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday sought to assuage feelings in India by expressing “sadness” over the recent incidents on the LoC and “loss of precious human lives” that sparked tensions between the two countries.

The BJP has said it will not support the Constitution Amendment Bill to give effect to the 2011 India-Bangladesh Boundary Agreement dashing the government’s hopes to get the measure through Parliament. The party has argued that the government has “failed”…

Top military officials of Pakistan and India on Wednesday spoke to each other on hotline to lower tension after the killing of five Indian soldiers along the Line of Control in Poonch sector in Jammu and Kashmir.

The United States told its citizens in Yemen on Tuesday to leave the country immediately due to the threat of “terrorist attacks”, the US State Department said in a statement.

(MENAFN – Arab News) Educational campaigns at the Bangladeshi consulate in Jeddah have succeeded in curbing the number of registered crimes during the past six months, according to Bangladeshi diplomatic officials.

Forty-one employees of Barisal City Corporation earlier sacked by caretaker government in 2007 joined again in job Sunday after reinstated by High Court order.

The US embassy’s announcement earlier today that it will remain closed on Sunday, August 4, is linked to a perceived terror threat from Al Qaeda, it’s been learned.

A battalion commander-level flag meeting between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) was held in Jaintapur Upazila on Monday.

Welcoming Sajeeb Wazed Joy’s involvement in political activities, Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Thursday said Joy has a very good record and there is nothing to talk too much about it as he comes to politics openly.   

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed, better known as Joy, has said he will keep coming back to Pirganj, from where his father, Wazed Miah, hailed, evoking loud calls for his nomination from there.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday hosted an iftar party for civil and military officials, diplomats and judges at her official residence Ganobhaban. 

Dr Dipu Moni on Sunday said an orchestrated campaign is on in the news media against the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh.  

Apparently in response to Hefajat-e-Islam ameer Allama Ahmed Shafi’s remarks about women, Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Saturday said the progress of women cannot be hindered through the misinterpretation of religion.

The Awami League will launch a massive campaign after the Eid-ul-Fitr to highlight the achievement of its government as well as to remind the people of the ‘misrule’ of previous BNP government.

Election Commissioner Md Shah Nawaz on Sunday said the Election Commission is ready to hold the next parliamentary polls under any type of interim government.

Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni said here on Saturday the ruling party will find out the reasons behind defeats of the party-backed candidates in the five city corporation elections and will take proper steps to avoid its negative impact on…

The United States knows Bangladesh’s democracy is “homegrown” and so would not try imposing anything, Communications Minister Obaidul Quader said on Wednesday.

President Abdul Hamid on Sunday asked the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) to make their activities visible with a view to gaining trust and confidence of the common people of the country.

Eminent economist Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya on Saturday urged the civil society members to be more active and play their due role during the ongoing crisis of the country.

Senior BJP leaders hosted the Indian tri-colour on the ‘disputed’ Lathitila-Dumabari area on Sunday, promising to start an agitation if this stretch of borderland was transferred to Bangladesh.

Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus says the US suspended Bangladesh’s preferential trade status because buyers in that country were not convinced enough was being done to improve working conditions and industrial safety.

Buoyed by their successes in the recently-held four city polls, opposition BNP has formed 57 committees, one in each ward, comprising central leaders, to carry out strong electioneering in Gazipur City Corporation to help their party-backed mayoral candidate MA Mannan…

Eminent economist Prof Anu Muhammad on Wednesday said there is no guarantee of getting Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) facility even after signing of Ticfa agreement.

Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) M Jabed Ali on Sunday underscored the importance of preventing the use of religion in election campaign for holding fair polls apart from curbing cyber crimes.