The first batch of Bangladeshi patients reached China’s Kunming city for medical treatment on Monday, marking a new chapter in the bilateral ties between the East Asian country and Bangladesh

Gambian Foreign Minister Mamadou Tangara called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the state guest house Jamuna in Dhaka yesterday.

UN Secretary General António Guterres is set to arrive on a four-day visit to Bangladesh this afternoon to witness the Rohingya situation.

China wants to see stability, unity, and democracy flourish in Bangladesh under the leadership of Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, said Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen yesterday.

Bangladesh and The Gambia have developed a special relationship after the African nation filed a Rohingya genocide case with the International Court of Justice in November 2019, for failing to prevent or punish genocide against the Rohingya

Narayanganj is a sister city of Japan’s Naruto

Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander G Khozin made the request when he called on the chief adviser at the state guest house Jamuna

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus along with UN Secretary-General António Guterres is scheduled to visit the Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar on March 14.

The US president has imposed higher tariffs on some countries and reciprocal tariffs on many others, but not on Bangladesh, presenting an opportunity for the country, said CAF Dowlah, a former professor at the State University of New York, yesterday.

Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin and Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen saw the patients off at the airport

Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi has said change in government in Bangladesh may bring about a change in its relationship with India.

Prof Yunus is likely to leave Dhaka on March 26 for China after attending the Independence Day programme

The chief adviser may meet the Indian PM on the sidelines of the Bimstec summit

Washington made a “great mistake” during Bangladesh’s 2007-08 political crisis by prioritising election timelines over public aspirations and fundamental reforms, said  former US diplomat Jon Danilowicz yesterday.

Washington made a “great mistake” during Bangladesh’s 2007-08 political crisis by prioritising election timelines over public aspirations and fundamental reforms, said  former US diplomat Jon Danilowicz yesterday.

India favours an inclusive and participatory national election in Bangladesh, said Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesman Randhir Jaiswal yesterday.

Welfare of migrant workers a priority of govt, says Lutfey Siddiqi

Sources of both sides said the two countries discussed setting up a joint technical committee within the next three months to renew the Ganga water treaty which is set for renewal in 2026

Indian Ministry of External Affairs spokesman Randhir Jaiswal said the two countries have also decided to implement mutually agreed projects "on a time-bound basis"

This was the first meeting on shared rivers since August 5 last year