Foreign-Affairs
Bangladesh Armed Forces to join Republic Day Parade in New Delhi Jan 26
Bangladesh will participate in India’s Republic Day Parade in New Delhi on January 26.
Children cannot afford another year of school closure: UNICEF
UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on Tuesday said no effort should be spared to keep schools open or prioritize them in reopening plans as they enter the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and cases continue to soar around the world.
Mission in Brussels marks Bangabandhu's Homecoming Day
Bangladesh Ambassador to Belgium Mahbub Hassan Saleh has said Bangabandhu’s sculptures at important places in Bangladesh would be a great source of inspiration for the younger generation to internalise his vision and ideals in their hearts and minds.
Sri Lankan President for boosting cooperation with Bangladesh
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has put emphasis on increasing cooperation with Bangladesh, particularly in the areas of agriculture, agro-based products, regional tourism, investment promotion, ICT, high tech industry and education.
UNDP to address human rights issues in COVID-19 through innovations
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) under its Human Rights and Justice Programme (HRJP) has launched Low-Value Grants (LVG) to foster small scale innovative actions to address human rights issues during and after COVID-19 situation in Bangladesh, engaging civil society organisations (CSOs) and community radio.
Myanmar’s lack of cordiality preventing Rohingya repatriation: FM
Rohingya repatriation could not be started because of the lack of cordiality of the Myanmar government, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said Monday.
5 seamen held by Houthi rebels in Yemen return home
Five Bangladeshi nationals who had been placed under arrest by Yemen's Houthi rebels, finally managed to return home on Sunday.
Jordan Senate President lauds Bangladesh’s growth during pandemic
Jordanian Senate President and former Prime Minister Faisal Akif Al-Fayez has highly appreciated Bangladesh’s over 5 percent GDP growth even during pandemic under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Bimstec offers huge prospects for economic cooperation: Dhaka
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md. Shahriar Alam on Sunday said the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (Bimstec) has huge prospects for economic cooperation as much its potentials are still unexplored and unexploited.
UK mobilises $1 bn funds to help vulnerable countries with Covid-19 vaccines
The UK has mobilised $1 billion from global donors to support vulnerable countries access Covid-19 vaccines to stop the virus’ spread amid competition among countries to get the vaccine first.