Contrasting messages from New Delhi emerge amid strained India-Bangladesh relations

The foreign ministry yesterday summoned Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma to convey Bangladesh’s strong concerns over India allowing deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to continue making “incendiary” statements while on Indian soil.

The scientific exhumation and forensic analysis of 114 unidentified bodies of people killed during the July uprising marks a key step in helping families of the missing access truth, justice, and accountability, a UN expert said yesterday.

Award presented at High Commissioner’s residence in Dhaka with diplomats, UN and civil society in attendance

Bangladesh can do nothing if India does not extradite the deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, except for continuing the efforts to persuade India, Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain said yesterday.

Experts call for locally driven health solutions as donor funding falls ahead of LDC graduation

Ambassadors of France and Germany present the award at a ceremony in Dhaka on International Human Rights Day

The Bangladesh Air Force yesterday signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Italian aerospace company Leonardo S.p.A for the acquisition of Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft.

The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has recognised Bangladesh’s Tangail Saree weaving industry as an intangible cultural heritage.

79 fishermen and four fishing boats exchanged, foreign ministry says

This is Bangladesh’s 6th standalone registration and second in four years, foreign ministry says

Thirty-one Bangladeshis were sent back from the US yesterday, with several of them saying they were kept in handcuffs and shackles for nearly 60 hours before being flown to Dhaka.

Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s stay in India is her personal decision, influenced by the circumstances that led her to the country, said Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.

Indian High Commission said Maitri Diwas commemorates the day in 1971 when India recognised Bangladesh as a sovereign and independent state

They're the foundation for a country's prosperity, Chinese embassy official says

Friendship Group launched as both countries mark 50 years of diplomatic ties

End impunity for crimes against journalists, they say

Bangladesh has a chance to reset the narrative with credible and professionally run elections, European Union Ambassador in Dhaka Michael Miller said yesterday.

Expressing deep concern over BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s health, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India is ready to extend all possible support in any way it can.

Shared sacrifices by Bangladesh and India during the 1971 Liberation War continue to emotionally connect the two nations and inspire their growing relationship, said Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma yesterday.