Bangladesh’s Captain Moin Uddin Ahmed has been elected the next Director General of the International Mobile Satellite Organisation (IMSO) in a tightly contested election in London. This is the first time in the 35-year history of IMSO that a candidate…
Visiting US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal will meet BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday evening. The meeting will be held at the BNP chairperson’s Gulshan residence at 6pm, her press wing member…
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday called on the SAARC member states to fight to resolve common problems like poverty, rather than fighting against each other. Speaking at the inaugural session of the 18th South Asian Association for Regional…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that his government is making strong efforts to quickly resolve the land boundary agreement (LBA) and Teesta water sharing issues. Modi was at a meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the…
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal will be here after attending the 18th Saarc Summit to be held in Kathmandu, Nepal on November 26-27. Biswal will arrive here to participate in meetings…
The US Senate has confirmed the nomination of Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat as new US Ambassador to Bangladesh. Bernicat will succeed incumbent Ambassador Dan W Mozena. As Republicans prepare to take control of the Senate, the cooperation of Republicans and…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday stressed the importance of transit through India for establishing connectivity with Bhutan and Nepal to enhance trade and business among South Asian countries. The Prime Minister said this when visiting Chairperson of the Parliamentary…
President Abdul Hamid left Dhaka on Thursday night for Beijing to attend the Dialogue on Strengthening Connectivity Partnership at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. A regular flight of Singapore Airlines carrying the President took off from HazratShahjalalInternationalAirport at…
President Abdul Hamid leaves Dhaka for Beijing tomorrow (Thursday) night to attend a dialogue on strengthening connectivity partnership at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. “The President will leave Dhaka for Beijing at 11.55 pm by a regular flight…
Russia’s state nuclear corporation – ROSATOM suspect political motivation behind arrest of Vadim Mikerin, Head of TENAM Corporation by US FBI. TENAM Corp is the US subsidiary of, Russia’s state owned exporter of enriched uranium and products- Techsnabexport, a sister…
Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat, currently Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Human Resources at the Department of State, will be the next US Ambassador to Bangladesh. Marcia will succeed incumbent Ambassador Dan W Mozena who has been serving in…
Speakers at an international seminar in the city on Wednesday said mistrust between Bangladesh and Myanmar is the main problem that stands in the way to strengthening the bilateral relation between the two neighbouring countries. They said there is no…
The government will work closely with the new Indian government to take Bangladesh-India relations to a greater height, Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali said on Sunday. “The government looks forward to working closely with the incoming government of India,” he…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has congratulated BJP leader Narendra Modi on the victory of BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in India’s Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister’s Special Assistant Mahbubul Haque Shakil told bdnews24.com on Friday. As of 3pm Friday, NDA was…
The Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka has said it will take a while to know whether Indian foreign policy changes if BJP forms the government under the leadership of Narendra Modi. “The results of the election will be published on…
Vice chairman of the standing committee of China National Peoples Congress Yan Junqi on Wednesday said Bangladesh is a unique example in the world for marching towards development. Junqi, leading a delegation of China National People’s Congress, made the remark…
China has signed four military agreements with Bangladesh to enhance Dhaka’s defence capabilities. They were signed on Monday in presence of visiting General Xu Qiliang, who is the vice-chairman of the central military commission of the Chinese Communist Party. The…
Indian President Pranab Mukherjee invited President Abdul Hamid to visit India. Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pankaj Saran handed over an invitation letter of Pranab Mukharjee to President Abdul Hamid during a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban on Sunday.…
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.
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…
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…
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.…