foreign-affairs
Biegun to visit Bangabandhu Memorial Museum Thursday
US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen E. Biegun will pay tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on Thursday morning.
India reaffirms Hasina-Modi’s virtual Dec summit
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Kumar Doraiswami on Wednesday assured that the planned December virtual summit between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi is not being seen as a substitute for an in person visit by Prime Minister Modi.
Bangladesh invites US to tap potentials of offshore blocks
Bangladesh has invited the United States to explore opportunities in offshore blocks as Bangladesh identified 20 blocks through maritime boundary settlement.
Hasina's leadership to ‘amplify calls for decisive action’ on climate front
President-elect of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) Alok Sharma has said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's leadership of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) is helping to amplify the calls from the most vulnerable countries for decisive and immediate action.
Dhaka, Delhi hopeful of holding JRC talks this year
Bangladesh and India on Tuesday expressed optimism to hold a Joint Rivers Commission (JRC) meeting this year to discuss water sharing of common rivers between the two countries.
Funding, fair access to Covid vaccine dominate G24 talks
An acute shortage of funds, sharp economic downturn and access to a Covid-19 vaccine dominated discussions among developing countries, gathered this week for a meeting Group of 24 (G24) nations.
IPS: US Deputy Secretary Biegun due Wednesday
US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen E. Biegun arrives here on Wednesday afternoon to discuss Bangladesh-US cooperation on Covid-19 response, recovery efforts and sustainable economic development.
FM appointed chair of CMG on Guyana
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen gets unanimously appointed as the Chair of the Commonwealth Ministerial Group (CMG) on Guyana.
Italy includes Bangladesh in "seasonal, non-seasonal workers" programme: FM
Italy has finally included Bangladesh in their "seasonal and non-seasonal workers programme" responding to a request from Dhaka.
Rohingya Repatriation: Dhaka wants Suu Kyi to join talks in Beijing
Bangladesh wants Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi to be present at a tripartite meeting in Beijing as proposed by China to discuss Rohingya repatriation issues.