Tag: Int’l relations

The Commonwealth, a voluntary association of 53 independent countries, has urged the political parties in Bangladesh to address their differences through a purposeful dialogue.

The government will continue dialogue with Myanmar for an early repatriation of Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam said on Monday.   He said this when the visiting United States Senior Advisor for Myanmar…

A high-level Bangladesh delegation is expected to visit Saudi Arabia soon to explore business opportunities between the two countries.   Bangladesh Consulate in Jeddah has already started working to establish channels of communication between the trading communities in the port cities…

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) members picked two Bangladeshi nationals from Kolmudanga border in Sapahar upazila on Saturday morning.   The victims were identified as Arif Hossain, 25, son of Daud Ali and Humayun Ahmed, 27 son of Rezaul Islam of…

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) handed over three Bangladeshi young men through Benapole check post to Bangladesh authorities on Friday. The three youths –- Hashem Mandal, 16, Jasim Uddin, 15, and Yasin Ali, 16 –- hail from Chandpur and Jhenidah…

Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai  and Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni congratulated Sheikh Hasina for her reelection as Bangladesh Prime Minister following the 10th parliamentary elections.

Dhaka – Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Wangchuck has congratulated Sheikh Hasina on her reelection as Prime Minister of Bangladesh in the 10th parliamentary elections.

Dhaka – Singapore and Sri Lanka on Tuesday congratulated Sheikh Hasina on her assumption of office of Bangladesh Prime Minister for the third time. In a message to Sheikh Hasina, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong appreciated the steady progress…

Rudroneel Ghosh Let’s get one thing straight. The recent general election in Bangladesh was 100% legitimate. It was held in a timely fashion. The election was conducted within the stipulated three months before the end of the tenure of the…

By Badiul Alam Majumdar DHAKA, India — Despite considerable challenges, the 10th Parliament elections are finally over. These elections remind us of the old saying “the operation is successful, but the patient is dead.” The Jan. 5 election, although “successfully”…

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Monday called on Bangladesh political parties to urgently address the  expectations of the country’s people for an inclusive democratic process after the elections that were boycotted by opposition parties. In a statement issued by his spokesperson,…

Dhaka – The Commonwealth has also expressed its disappointment over limited participation and low voter turnout in Bangladesh elections and encouraged dialogue among political parties for a more inclusive and peaceful political process. “The limited levels of participation and the…

Indian daily ‘The Hindu’ in a New Year editorial has suggested that post-election Bangladesh appears headed for “more volatility” and New Delhi’s relations with the new government “will only get more complicated”.

Dhaka – Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday apprehended that the venue of the ICC World Cup T20 Cricket, scheduled to be held in Bangladesh in March-April next, might be shifted to another country if the country’s prevailing political situation…

Dhaka – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday requested Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to send another battalion of troops for its peacekeeping missions. PM’s press secretary Abul Kalam Azad told UNB that Ban Ki-moon made a phone call to…

India on Friday said that the execution of Jamaat-e-Islami leader Quader Molla was an internal matter of Bangladesh.

Dhaka – Visiting UK Senior Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Baroness Sayeeda Warsi in a meeting with opposition leader Khaleda Zia on Thursday said an inclusive election is necessary in Bangladesh for its stability.

President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday paid his last respects to South Africa’s first black President and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela along with other heads of state and government.

The government on Friday announced a three-day national mourning from Saturday to pay homage to iconic anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela of South Africa.   “The government has announced a three-day national mourning starting from Saturday in memory of Nelson Mandela,” Cabinet…

The European Union’s (EU’s) position on the issues related to the upcoming national election in Bangladesh has remained unchanged, head of the EU delegation to Bangladesh William Hanna said here on Tuesday.

Dhaka – British Prime Minister David Cameron has expressed his hope that the forthcoming election in Bangladesh will pass off ‘properly and fairly’. He made the remark while addressing a function – the 9th British Curry Awards 2013 – at…

Ottawa: Canadian Members of Parliament Russ Hiebert, MP and Joe Daniel, MP released a pre-election observation report on the national political situation in Bangladesh, Sunday. The MPs travelled to Dhaka last week and met with leaders from a wide cross-section…

Wrapping up her three-day tour of Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Madinah for home on Saturday afternoon after performing Umrah.   A special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage took off Prince Mohammad…

British experts arrive here this weekend to help improve safety and building standards in the country’s garment sector, Secretary of State for International Development Justine Greening announced on Saturday.

India’s main opposition party has named controversial politician Narendra Modi as its prime ministerial candidate for elections due next year. Mr Modi, who has been chief minister of Gujarat state since 2001, has long been seen as a rising star…

Home minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir on Wednesday said Bangladesh has yet not been officially informed or received any information from India on the Indian plan to deploy unmanned aerial vehicles ( Drone plane) on Bangladesh-India frontiers.