Bhutan PM makes brief stopover in Dhaka
18 September 2026
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Modi thanks Tarique for birthday wishes
18 September 2026
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Diplomacy
Developing countries should help shape global security architecture: Defence adviser
18 September 2026
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Diplomacy
PM Tarique greets Modi on his birthday
17 September 2026
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Diplomacy
Mahdi Amin urges India to prevent fugitive from trying to create instability in Bangladesh
17 September 2026
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Diplomacy
Extradition of Hasina, Quader, others needed to ease ties with India: Zahed
15 September 2026
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Diplomacy
‘India is just another country’: Humaiun says Bangladesh wants to reset ties
13 September 2026
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Water resources minister, Indian envoy discuss stronger bilateral ties
13 September 2026
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Diplomacy
Rohingya return: Dhaka to talk to Beijing, Naypyidaw
11 September 2026
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Diplomacy
Economic diplomacy key to Bangladesh’s foreign policy: Foreign minister
10 September 2026
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Diplomacy
Dhaka for taskforce to stop workers’ harassment in KSA
Bangladesh has proposed forming a task force to ensure transparency in recruitment and stop harassment of migrant workers by vested quarters in Saudi Arabia.
1 July 2024
11,450 Bangladeshis languishing in foreign jails
A total of 11,450 Bangladeshis including migrant workers are in jails in 31 countries, Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud told parliament today
1 July 2024
Dhaka, Riyadh to hold political consultation July 1
Dhaka and Riyadh will hold the second political consultation on July 1 when they will discuss the upcoming visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Bangladesh as well as Saudi investment, trade, manpower, and Rohingya crisis
29 June 2024
Dhaka, Delhi to elevate connectivity to new heights: official
Bangladesh and India are working together to enhance both physical and digital connectivity, aiming to strengthen trade connections, people-to-people ties, and various joint projects, according to a senior official at the Indian Ministry of External Affairs
29 June 2024
‘Take action to prevent child marriage’
Child marriage in Bangladesh is deeply troubling, and effective and immediate action is required to put an end to it, said UN Under-Secretary-General Dr Natalia Kanem.
28 June 2024
India's Brahmaputra Board plans project to conserve Teesta water flowing thru north Bengal
Representatives of the Brahmaputra Board, which works for conservation of rivers flowing through the Brahmaputra basin, including the Teesta, have said they intended to take up a project for conservation of water flowing through hilly streams in north Bengal so that it could be used for different purposes
28 June 2024
PM’s upcoming China visit a reflection of balanced diplomacy: foreign minister
Hasina to visit China July 8-11, confirms Hasan Mahmud
27 June 2024
Korea an extraordinary development partner of Bangladesh: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today hailed South Korea as an extraordinary development and investment partner of Bangladesh
27 June 2024
MoUs signed with India protecting Bangladesh’s interests: foreign minister
Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud yesterday said that the government has signed new MoUs and renewed old MoUs with India protecting the country's interests
26 June 2024
JICA, Bangladesh sign 495m Japanese Yen deal on JDS scholarships
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed a grant agreement with the Bangladesh government on the JDS (Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource Development Scholarship) scholarship for 2024 today
26 June 2024
Bangladesh, US can promote peace, stability, prosperity together
Says foreign minister
25 June 2024
Rights activists criticise Malaysia’s improved ranking
Rights activists have criticised Malaysia’s improved ranking on the US State Department’s Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report despite the exploitative conditions faced by hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshi migrant workers.
25 June 2024
Hasina’s China visit to elevate ties between two countries
Visiting Minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Liu Jianchao, has underscored the significance of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s upcoming visit to China in July, which he thinks will help uplift the relationship, engaging in new areas of cooperation for mutual benefit.
25 June 2024
Japanese experts to visit Bangladesh to modernise shipyards
A group of Japanese experts is expected to visit Bangladesh soon to help modernise the country's s shipyards
25 June 2024
Bangladesh, Bhutan to strengthen environmental, energy ties: Saber
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury today said Bangladesh and Bhutan will strengthen environmental and energy Cooperation
25 June 2024
PM seeks Sweden's support for smooth LDC graduation
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today sought Sweden's support for Bangladesh's smooth transition and graduation from the least developed countries (LDCs)
25 June 2024
US Trafficking in Persons report: Bangladesh remains at Tier 2
Bangladesh has intensified efforts against human trafficking but inefficiency and complicity of officials are hindering the country’s success on the issue, according to an annual US State Department report
24 June 2024
China backs Bangladesh's bid to join BRICS: Minister Liu Jianchao
Minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (IDCPC) Central Committee Liu Jianchao has informed Bangladesh that China is in favour of expansion of the BRICS and they will strongly support Bangladesh to be a partner country
24 June 2024
Once a victim himself, Noyon now fights trafficking
Once a victim of human trafficking, Al-Amin Noyon is now a source of hope for thousands of survivors.
24 June 2024
Not feasible to share Teesta water: Mamata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said no discussion on sharing of the Teesta water and the Ganges should be held with Bangladesh without the involvement of her state
24 June 2024