Turkish Ambassador to Bangladesh Ramis Şen and Italian Ambassador Antonio Alessandro on Tuesday met Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud separately and discussed issues of future cooperation. The Turkish Ambassador  highlighted the upcoming third conference of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum on March 1-3 and hoped that Foreign Minister Hasan will actively join the Forum. Bangladesh requests Bhutan to consider rejoining BBIN initiative They discussed the celebration of 50 years of diplomatic relations between Turkey and Bangladesh this year. In addition to discussing the war in Ukraine and Gaza, they discussed Rohingya repatriation, increasing migration of Bangladeshis to Turkey through legal channels, prevention of irregular migration, expansion of trade between the two countries. Ensure accountability for attacks on civilians in Myanmar: Fortify Rights The ambassador of Italy described the relationship with Bangladesh special and said that there are about 200,000 Bangladeshis who are playing a positive role in the economy of both countries. He also expressed interest in taking more Bangladeshis there through legal channels.

The Italian ambassador to Congo, an Italian carabineri police officer and their Congolese driver were killed Monday in an attack on a U.N. convoy in an area that is home to myriad rebel groups, the Foreign Ministry and local people said.