US assures Bangladesh

Bangladesh and India have discussed simplification of the implementation process of projects under Indian Line of Credit (LoC)

The visiting Indian official said they are trying to make the terms and conditions of Indian Line of Credit (LoC) easier so that Bangladesh can avail of the credit and repay it easily

Visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra today called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka and reaffirmed his country's support for wider and deeper development and economic partnership with Bangladesh

The high-level US delegation, led by State Department Counselor Derek Chollet, arrived in Dhaka yesterday afternoon for a two-day visit as Washington seeks to advance the security partnership with Bangladesh and coordinate the response to the Rohingya crisis.

Bangladesh has not been invited to the Biden administration’s Summit for Democracy for the second time, while its South Asian neighbours -- India, the Maldives, Nepal and Pakistan -- made it to the list of invitees this year.

Kwatra arrived in Dhaka this evening on an official visit to Bangladesh at the invitation of Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen.

Counselor of the US Department of State Derek Chollet will meet senior officials in Bangladesh tomorrow to discuss "coordination and response" to the Rohingya refugee crisis, strengthening cooperation in international fora, and advancing the "security partnership" between Dhaka and Washington

The European Union and delegations of its member states in Dhaka said in a joint statement that they were “deeply concerned about politically motivated violence” in Bangladesh.

Two high-level foreign officials -- US State Department Counselor Derek Chollet and Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra -- are expected to arrive in Dhaka today.

South Korea’s special presidential envoy for “future strategy” Jang Sung Min arrives in Bangladesh today on a three-day visit.

Bangladesh and India are scheduled to hold Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) on Wednesday, which will review the ongoing cooperation between the two countries apart from discussing the issues of mutual interests

European Union in Bangladesh issued the statement on Twitter last night

The humanitarian aid package sent under the directive of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have been handed over to the International Committee of Red Cross for the earthquake-affected people in Syria.

The joint political declaration was part of South-South cooperation that the developing countries aspire to boost

The DNCC mayor also said they will send those assistance to the office of Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency

Bangladesh and Botswana have signed an agreement on visa exemption for holders of diplomatic and official passports and a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on bilateral political consultations

Bangladesh and Vietnam will continue to work together to achieve their goals of becoming upper-middle-income countries by 2030 and developed nations by the early 2040s

"We are deeply concerned about the situation in Myanmar which is only getting worse," said Chollet ahead of the planned visit

Nineteen Bangladeshi students have been moved to Ankara from earthquake-hit Gaziantep in Turkey since Monday.