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Bangladesh receives India’s BRICS Summit invitation for PM Tarique
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Khalilur holds talks with US, Russia, China and Pakistan on ARF sidelines
22 July 2026, 19:53 PM
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Rohingya crisis outside BIMSTEC’s mandate, says secretary general
21 July 2026, 21:35 PM
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Dhaka seeks Asaduzzaman’s extradition
21 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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PM's defence adviser meets Indian security adviser on BIMSTEC sidelines
20 July 2026, 14:56 PM
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Dhaka seeks UN-led global debt relief
19 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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Hasina's extradition: India says Bangladesh’s request is under legal review
17 July 2026, 23:10 PM
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Bangladeshis view China more positively than the US
17 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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‘Interim govt to decide its term’
The interim government will specify the length of its tenure, Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus said in an interview with Voice of America.
1 October 2024, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh embassy in Beirut shifted amid Israeli attacks
The Bangladesh embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, has been temporarily shifted to a new address amid Israeli attacks on the Middle Eastern country, and is discussing possible evacuation of Bangladeshi migrants with IOM, Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain said today..“Our mission has come under a warz
1 October 2024, 17:13 PM
Ex-US envoy Haas joins Excelerate Energy
Former US ambassador to Bangladesh Peter D Haas has undertaken the role of strategic advisor at Excelerate Energy -- which runs a floating regasification unit that processes around 50 percent of liquified natural gas (LNG) imported by Bangladesh.
1 October 2024, 13:30 PM
UK envoy Saida Muna Tasneem recalled
The government has recalled Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK, Saida Muna Tasneem, to Dhaka as part of the current interim government's move to restructure the foreign office
30 September 2024, 17:04 PM
Bangladesh urges UAE to recruit more manpower
Bangladesh has called the United Arab Emirates to recruit more manpower from Bangladesh in different sectors, including the private security sector
29 September 2024, 15:31 PM
85 Bangladeshis set to return home from Myanmar
Eighty-five Bangladeshi nationals who were languishing in Myanmar jails are scheduled to return home tomorrow
28 September 2024, 13:03 PM
Yunus calls for stronger Bangladesh-Maldives relations
Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus stressed the need for closer ties with the Maldives when he met Mohamed Muizzu, the president of the island nation, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly at the UN Headquarters in New York yesterday.
27 September 2024, 21:15 PM
Rohingya crisis: Foreign adviser urges UN Security Council to take decisive action
Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has urged the UN Security Council to take decisive action in response to the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh and the ongoing suffering of Myanmar's citizens amid conflict in Rakhine State
27 September 2024, 16:22 PM
Yunus urges countries to engage with 'new Bangladesh'
Highlighting the context of the anti-discrimination student movement and the changes it brought to Bangladesh, Prof Yunus said the "power of the ordinary people", in particular the youth, presented to the nation an opportunity to overhaul many of the systems and institutions
27 September 2024, 14:59 PM
Interim govt prioritises health, education over 'grandiose infrastructure'
Prof Yunus tells UNGA
27 September 2024, 14:52 PM
Israel's war on Gaza: Yunus calls for immediate and complete ceasefire
Addressing the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, he said the genocide in Gaza continues unabated despite global concerns and condemnation
27 September 2024, 14:48 PM
US Senate Majority Whip Durbin meets Prof Yunus
US Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus, who was recently selected to lead the Bangladeshi caretaker government following the resignation of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
27 September 2024, 14:38 PM
Kolkata gets a taste of Hilsa
The coveted Hilsa fish imported from Bangladesh through the formal route hit the retail markets in Kolkata today, nearly a week before the "Mahalaya" which marks the start of the countdown of the Durga Puja festival
27 September 2024, 13:24 PM
US to help Bangladesh get back billions of dollars siphoned abroad
Blinken assures Yunus
27 September 2024, 12:12 PM
'Count on Europe's support in Bangladesh's reform drive'
President of the European Commission Ursula Von der Leyen has assured Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus that "Bangladesh can count on Europe's support" in its reform drive
27 September 2024, 04:09 AM
US to back interim govt in holding free, fair polls
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has indicated that Bangladesh will have US support for a free and fair election, which will chart an inclusive, democratic, and equitable future for the people.
26 September 2024, 21:40 PM
China wants to make solar panels in Bangladesh
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says while meeting with Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus in New York
26 September 2024, 21:36 PM
Bangladesh deposits instrument of ratification for BBNJ agreement
Adviser for Foreign Affairs Md Touhid Hossain yesterday deposited Bangladesh's instrument of ratification for the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ agreement) at the UNGA High Level Treaty Event.
26 September 2024, 20:34 PM
Talks with Yunus: UN chief reaffirms support for Bangladesh's reforms
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met with Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus in New York today
26 September 2024, 20:06 PM
Yunus seeks US partnership in Bangladesh's new journey
Bangladesh is strategically positioned to become a significant partner, he says
26 September 2024, 18:54 PM