Dhaka | Dhaka City | Bangladeshi News
Dhaka | Dhaka City | Bangladeshi News
After two controversial elections here, the US is pushing for the upcoming parliamentary elections to be held in a free, fair and inclusive manner, but the government smells an attempt at regime change. This brought warmth in bilateral relations between the two countries. As US mission chief in Dhaka, Peter Haas became a familiar face […]
During the briefing, the government is understood to reiterate its commitment to fully cooperate with the Election Commission in conducting free, fair and peaceful elections under the Constitution. The government cannot accept the opposition’s demands for the establishment of a non-constitutional, neutral or non-partisan government. In addition, during the briefing the “arguments” given by civil […]
Bangladesh called on the international community, including the United Nations, to condemn this heinous act and immediately allow humanitarian assistance to the affected area. “The perpetrators of this criminal act must be held accountable for their actions, and the barbaric war must be stopped to prevent further deaths and suffering of innocent civilians as war […]
The United States has again underlined the importance of holding free, fair general elections in Bangladesh. US Under Secretary of Defense for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights Uzra Zeya said this in a social media post after meeting with Foreign Secretary Masoud bin Momen in New York yesterday.
Momen said Bangladesh remains a part of the New Development Bank (NDB) which is the only concrete outcome of BRICS in the last 15 years. Responding to a question, he said, “There are many issues – political and regional, and there is also the issue of maintaining balance (to join BRICS).” He said there was […]
He said that Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has already given instructions to all the missions abroad in this regard. Sabreen said, “We think we need to work in a more proactive way because before the next election there can be more propaganda.” He further said that Bangladesh’s foreign ministry has been working on the […]
According to the report, Mohammad Saiful Alam, the owner of the S Alam Group, has built a business empire in Singapore worth at least US$1 billion, or about 108 billion taka, though Bangladesh Bank is required to invest or transfer any funds by him. There is no record of taking permission from Foreign. “Until January […]
The Standing Committee, comprising MPs from all parties, presented the report on ‘India’s Neighborhood First Policy’ to the Rajya Sabha (Upper House) and Lok Sabha (Lower House) on 25 July. PP Chowdhary, chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, is from the BJP. According to media reports, important members of Parliament such as […]
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammad Shahryar Alam has said that Bangladesh provides security to foreign diplomats in Dhaka in a better and efficient manner as compared to many other countries. Foreign diplomats posted in Dhaka will continue to get such protection. Shaharyar said this in response to questions from journalists after briefing foreign […]
Foreign Secretary Masoud bin Momen said on Tuesday that the withdrawal of additional security for foreign diplomats does not affect bilateral relations as the matter is related to protocol. Apart from this, Bangladesh’s relations with various countries are linked to many other important issues. Masood bin Momen made the remarks while answering questions from journalists […]
Asad Alam Siam, a career diplomat, previously served as Bangladesh’s ambassador to the Philippines and Palau. Ambassador Designate Asad Alam Siam is a career diplomat belonging to the 15th batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS)-Foreign Affairs cadre. Joining the service in 1995, he has served extensively both within the country and abroad. At Headquarters, […]
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammad Shahryar Alam met with European Foreign Action Service Secretary-General Stefano Sannino in Brussels on Thursday and discussed ways of cooperation in key areas, UNB news agency reported. They discussed the EU’s new Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) scheme and the Global Gateway initiative, along with the Partnership Cooperation […]
Several projects in Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative are set to run through northern Myanmar and link China’s landlocked Yunnan province to the Indian Ocean. Qin’s predecessor, Wang Yi, visited the country in July last year, meeting with his local counterpart but not with the junta chief. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said that after the […]
