Foreign-Affairs
Masthead wins best PR award among SAARC countries
Bangladeshi public relations (PR) agency Masthead PR received ‘The Best PR Agency’ award among SAARC countries at the 10th IPRCC Conference-2019 in New Delhi.
Dhaka, Delhi plan big on youth affairs
Bangladesh and India have planned to strengthen relationship between the two countries through exchange of ideas involving youths.
Schengen visa fee for Bangladeshis to go up from Feb 2
Bangladesh citizens will need to pay a fee of €80 instead of €60 as they did so far while applying for a Schengen Visa from Bangladesh effective from February 2, 2020.
Large scale ePassport distribution from July, says FM
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday said the distribution of ePassports has already begun in a limited scale while its distribution among mass people will begin in July next year.
Japanese Ambassador visits Narayanganj city
Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Naoki Ito on Monday made his first visit to the city of Narayanganj and met with Mayor Dr. Salina Hayat Ivy to talk about friendship and cooperation between Japan and Narayanganj city.
Russia urged to put pressure on Myanmar for Rohingya repatriation
Bangladesh has urged Russia to use its influence on Myanmar and mount pressure so that Naypyidaw takes back its people currently living in Cox’s Bazar camps.
Getting dirty to get clean!
Over 140 teachers, graduates and trainers of US Department of State-sponsored English language programmes from six countries have recently joined 600 volunteers from local civic organisations in Kathmandu, Nepal to clean the banks of the Bagmati River.
Momen’s appeal to foreigners’ delegation: ‘We must stop genocide’
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Saturday called up the foreign friends including journalists, writers and historians to write against atrocities and violence to build a sustainable world of peace and stability stopping recurrence of such atrocities in any part of the world.
Rohingya crisis: Speakers for joint risk assessment in Cox’s Bazar
Speakers at a discussion emphasised conducting a joint risk assessment in Cox’s Bazar as locals affected by Rohingya crisis are not getting fair share of benefits of development programmes.
31 Indian, Russian soldiers honoured for Liberation War roles
Bangladesh on Wednesday honoured 31 Indian and Russian members of the Allied Forces for their roles in the 1971 Liberation War.