Foreign-Affairs
Bangladesh sends assistance to Mauritius
Bangladesh has sent assistance to Mauritius consisting of PPEs, head caps, shoe covers, surgical face masks and food products.
Rohingya Repatriation: Dhaka vents frustration over UN's failure
Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen on Thursday expressed Dhaka’s frustration at the UN’s failure to ensure the repatriation of Rohingyas to Myanmar.
“We’re deeply frustrated," he said at an international webinar on Thursday.
The Foreign Secretary said the government would raise this issue and also focus on post-COVID assistance for Bangladesh.
Rohingya crisis requires a political solution: Dhaka
Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Rabab Fatima has said the Rohingya crisis requires a political solution, which lies in the return of the Rohingyas to Myanmar by addressing root causes, creating right conditions and holding the wrongdoers accountable.
Indian High Commissioner meets FBCCI President
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das paid a courtesy visit to the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) on Thursday and held talks with its President Sheikh Fazle Fahim.
Swiss-funded B-SkillFUL prog continues in Bangladesh
The Embassy of Switzerland in Dhaka and Swisscontact have jointly launched the second phase of their programme ‘Building Skills for Unemployed and Underemployed Labour (B-SkillFUL)’.
Ambassador Muhith presents credentials to UNOV ED, UNODC DG
Permanent Representative of Bangladesh in Vienna Ambassador Muhammad Abdul Muhith has presented his credentials to the Executive Director of the UN Offices in Vienna (UNOV) and Director-General of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Fathi Waly at the UNOV Headquarters in Vienna, Austria.
Onion export ban: FM says Indian ministry “very repentant"
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday said Indian Ministry of External Affairs is very "repentant" for not informing Bangladesh beforehand while imposing a ban on onion export.
KSA resumes international flight operations
The Saudi government has resumed international flight operations which remained suspended due to Covid-19 pandemic.
Previous discussions with Delhi on onion undermined: Dhaka
Bangladesh has shared its "deep concern" with India at the sudden ban on onion exports saying it undermines the discussions that took place in October last year and January this year.
Erdogan lauds Hasina for providing shelter to Rohingyas
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday highly appreciated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for providing shelter to persecuted Rohingya people in Cox's Bazar district noting that Turkey will stay beside Bangladesh on Rohingya issue.