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European states expected to recognise Palestine by end May: Borrell

EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said this on Monday at the sidelines of a World Economic Forum special meeting in Riyadh

Polls irregularities: EU calls for ensuring timely probe

EU High Representative Josep Borrell, on behalf of the EU, in a statement today said they welcome the agreement of the Bangladesh authorities to make public the upcoming report and recommendations of the EU Election Expert Mission

EU seeks agreement on world's first AI law

The EU is racing to approve the world's first comprehensive AI law after the issue took on greater urgency when the ChatGPT bot burst onto the scene last year, highlighting AI's dizzying advances.

Foster enabling environment for civil society

The European Union has called on the Bangladesh government to foster an enabling environment for the civil society to carry out their work without fear of reprisals.

National polls: EU’s Election Exploratory Mission arrives for 2-week visit

A six-member Election Exploratory Mission from the European Union arrived in Dhaka early today to assess the overall environment surrounding the national elections scheduled for December this year or early next year

BGMEA again seeks extension of EU GSP

The garment makers' platform sits with EU ambassador today

EU to send election monitoring team to Bangladesh in July

The European Union will send an exploratory election monitoring mission to Bangladesh in July as the Election Commission has welcomed them in a written invitation..EU Ambassador to Bangladesh Charles Whiteley confirmed the development to The Daily Star..He said he was very happy abou

$18b export potential to EU unutilised: study

Bangladesh is yet to utilise $18 billion-worth export opportunities to the European Union availing duty and quota free privileges enjoyed by the South Asian nation as a least developed country (LDC), according to a study shared yesterday.

Number of Bangladeshis seeking asylum in EU up by 70% in 2022

According to a new analysis of the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) released last week, a total of 9,66,000 foreigners applied to the EU+ countries for international protection, up more than 50 percent from 2021, and the most since 2016

May 31, 2016

RECENT KILLINGS TARNISH BANGLADESH’S TOLERANT IMAGE

Not only the European Union, but the rest of the world is also beginning to express concern about the spate of killings by extremists in Bangladesh over the last three years.

May 23, 2016

Austria 'rejects far-right president, elects Van der Bellen'

Independent candidate Alexander Van der Bellen wins Austria's presidential election, preventing Norbert Hofer from becoming the EU's first far-right head of state, the BBC has been told.

April 23, 2016

Merkel, EU officials heading to Turkey to promote migrant deal

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, top EU officials are due to visit the Turkish-Syrian border to promote a controversial month-old migrant deal.

April 18, 2016

Govt appoints new envoys for 4 countries

Bangladesh government has appointed new envoys to United Kingdom, Belgium, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, foreign ministry says.

April 8, 2016

EU threatens to put sanctions on Panama, other tax havens

A European Union official threatens to sanction Panama and other nations if they don't cooperate fully to fight money laundering and tax evasion, after a leak of data showed the small country remains a key destination for people who want to hide money.

April 4, 2016