G20 Summit

Global unity of urgent importance

We reiterate PM’s call for concrete solutions to crises

No arrest risk for Putin at Brazil G20: Lula

Russian leader Vladimir Putin will not be arrested if he attends the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro next year, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said

PM holds meetings with UAE, South Korea presidents

On the sidelines of the G20 summit, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina held bilateral talks with the UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol

G20 summit: Five key takeaways

The G20 summit in New Delhi managed to defy expectations and reach consensus on a joint declaration by world leaders, but not without compromises over the Ukraine conflict and action on climate change

PM joins G20 leaders in launching Global Biofuels Alliance

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today joined the leaders of seven other countries, including US President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in launching the Global Biofuels Alliance (GBA) to help cut down the world’s dependence on fossil fuel that drives global warming

India, US, KSA, EU announce rail, ports deal for trade corridor

The leaders sign the 'historic' deal aiming to form a new corridor to bolster trade linking Europe, India, Middle East

Hasina joins world leaders at G20 Summit in New Delhi

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today joined the world leaders at the G20 summit being held at Bharat Mandapam Convention Centre at Pragati Maidan in India's New Delhi

Will work together for regional stability

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi have agreed that Dhaka and New Delhi will work together to ensure political and economic stability in the two countries as well as the region.

Modi-Hasina Meet: Food import, CEPA to feature high on agenda

Bangladesh will discuss the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), guarantee of a quota for the import of seven food items, sharing of Teesta water and energy, and line of credit during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to India.

July 8, 2017
July 8, 2017

Ivanka sits in for Trump at G20

For a moment at the G20 summit the United States is represented by another Trump, when the president's daughter Ivanka took a seat at the table of world leaders.

July 7, 2017
July 7, 2017

G20 draft statement shows 19-against-US split on climate

World leaders at the G20 summit acknowledge US President Donald Trump's divergent stance on climate change, according to a draft communique seen by AFP.

July 7, 2017
July 7, 2017

Protests turn violent for Trump's maiden G20

Demonstrations turn violent ahead of a tricky first G20 summit for US President Donald Trump, as German police clashes with a hard core of masked anti-capitalist activists hurling bottles and stones.

July 7, 2017
July 7, 2017

Trump, Putin hold first meeting at protest-marred G20 summit

US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin hold their first face-to-face meeting at a G20 summit marred by violent protests and a rift between America and its Western allies over climate change and trade.

July 6, 2017
July 6, 2017

Trump backs NATO as he warns future of the West at stake

US President Donald Trump pledges his backing for NATO at the start of a high-stakes visit to Europe as he warned that the future of the West was at risk.

July 24, 2016
July 24, 2016

Brexit heightens global economic risks, says G20

The UK's vote to leave the European Union adds to risks for the global economy, finance chiefs say at the G20 summit in China.

November 23, 2015
November 23, 2015

G20 Summit overshadowed by Paris attacks

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan hosted the tenth G20 Summit in Antalya from November 15-16, 2015. It was a gathering of leaders of 20 advanced ...

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