Foreign-Affairs
Bangladesh wants amicable solution to border killings: FM
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Sunday said the government wants to see an amicable solution to killings along the Bangladesh-India border that are taking place despite promises to bring that down.
Will help if any more Bangladeshi wants to return from China: Envoy
Bangladesh Ambassador to China Mahbub Uz Zaman has said the mission in Beijing will extend cooperation and assistance if any Bangladesh citizen is still willing to return from China.
Dhaka City Election: US, British envoys visit polling stations, decline comment
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller and British High Commissioner Robert Chatterton Dickson visited several polling centres in the city on Saturday morning but did not interact with media.
Coronavirus : 316 Bangladeshis brought back from Wuhan, 7 taken to Kurmitola Hospital
A total of 316 Bangladeshi citizens were brought back from China’s Wuhan, the epicenter of the new coronavirus outbreak, on Saturday morning and seven of them were sent to Kurmitola General Hospital.
Don’t include Bangladeshis in election observer teams: Govt to foreign missions
The government has asked foreign missions in Bangladesh not to include their local Bangladeshi employees in observer teams for Saturday’s Dhaka city elections.
361 Bangladeshis returning home from Wuhan early Saturday
Bangladesh citizens, at least 361, are scheduled to arrive here by a special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines from Wuhan city of China, the epicentre of coronavirus outbreak, early Saturday.
City Elections: Diplomats look forward to seeing democracy in action
Diplomats stationed in Dhaka on Thursday expressed their hope to see democracy in action in polling centres across the city on February 1.
Planned to bring back Bangladeshis from China Saturday: FM
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said the government has planned to bring back 370 registered Bangladesh citizens from Wuhan city of China on Saturday.
"If the Chinese government allows us and gives clearance, we might bring them back on Saturday," he told UNB over phone on Thursday night.
Diplomats should apply their sense of responsibility: FM
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday expressed displeasure against foreign diplomats for what he said interference in Bangladesh’s domestic affairs saying they should follow the code of conduct and apply their sense of responsibility.
Brexit: UK sees opportunity to do more with Bangladesh
The United Kingdom (UK) sees a real opportunity to do more on trade, development and other areas in the longer term with Bangladesh as the UK formally leaves the European Union (EU) on Friday.