Foreign Affairs
Journos should be free to pursue truth without fear: Miller
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller on Thursday said journalists should be free to pursue the truth without fear of censorship, harassment, or arrest as they perform this life-saving service.
Bangladeshis stranded in USA to be brought back on May 14 or 15
The government has taken an initiative to bring back the Bangladeshis, stranded in the United States amid the coronavirus pandemic, in a chartered flight either on May 14 or 15.
FM seeks support for migrant workers; calls them ‘frontline contributors’
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Monday termed the migrant workers “frontline contributors” to the economies and sought a joint strategy for responsibility sharing both at home and host countries.
NAM: Dhaka seeks innovative solutions; highlights impacts on RMG, remittance
Bangladesh on Monday urged the members of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to work out innovative solutions and approaches to tackle the COVID-19 crisis underscoring the pandemic's adverse effect on two major sectors of Bangladesh's economy -- readymade garments (RMG) and remittance inflow.
COVID-19: Bahrain to cover treatment expenses of foreign workers
The Kingdom of Bahrain has announced that they will cover all expenses of treatment of all affected foreign workers, including Bangladesh nationals, who are working there.
EU contributes to strengthen social security in Bangladesh with EUR 24mn
The European Union (EU) has transferred EUR 24 million or Tk 230 crore to the government of Bangladesh to support key national reforms in social security.
164 more Bangladeshis return home from India
Another batch of 164 Bangladeshis who got stuck in India due to lockdown there amid coronavirus outbreak returned home from Chennai on Thursday.
Another special flight to bring back Bangladesh citizens from Delhi May 5
The government has arranged another special flight on Delhi-Dhaka route on May 5 (Tuesday) to bring back Bangladesh nationals who got stuck in India amid countrywide lockdown there due to coronavirus.
UK must lead efforts to protect global trade, supply chains: Rushanara
British lawmaker Rushanara Ali has written to the Chancellor and the Secretary of State for International Trade urging them to lead efforts to protect global trade and supply chains.
FM thanks Jack Ma, invites him to visit Bangladesh
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has written a letter to Jack Ma, co-founder and former executive chairman of Alibaba Group, thanking him for providing 30,000 testing reagents and 300,000 masks to the friendly people of Bangladesh in the fight against COVID-19.