Russia's veto on North Korea sanctions monitoring: implications and analysis

Beijing, long Pyongyang's most important ally, abstained from the vote instead of joining Russia in the veto. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian explained the abstention on Friday, saying “a political solution is the only way out.” “The current situation on the (Korean) peninsula remains tense and blindly imposing sanctions cannot solve the problem,” he […]

Sweden finally ends non-alignment and joins NATO in the shadow of Ukraine war

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan later demanded action after protesters insulted the Quran, Islam's holy book, while enjoying Swedish laws on freedom of expression. In an apparent but unstated sweetener, the United States jeopardized the sale of F-16 warplanes to Turkey, which has previously faced the wrath of US sanctions on large military purchases from […]

Sweden's historic entry into NATO: a long-awaited victory for security and diplomacy

Finland successfully joined in April 2023. Sweden's candidacy stalled due to a strong pressure from Turkey, which demanded that Stockholm, known for its generous asylum policies, crack down on Kurdish militants campaigning against Ankara. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan later demanded action after protesters insulted the Quran, Islam's holy book, while enjoying Swedish laws on […]

Bangladesh seeks China's help in $30 billion investment for power and energy sector

The state minister and the Chinese ambassador also discussed the China-funded projects, setting up a lithium battery factory, and semiconductor factory, electric vehicle, battery storage system, smart meter, solar power projects, wind power projects, generating power from wastes, and exploration of gas. Welcoming Yao Wen, Nasrul Hamid stated that China is a tested friend of […]

Bangladesh-US relations: New chapter in focus Foreign Minister's meeting with the American delegation

The Foreign Minister also told the media that the situation in Myanmar poses a security threat to Bangladesh and the issue was discussed in the meeting. “I have handed her (Rear Admiral Eileen Laubacher) a response to the letter that President Joe Biden sent to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Our Ambassador in Washington will hand […]

Iran supplies hundreds of ballistic missiles to Russia, deepens military cooperation

“This military partnership with Russia has shown the world Iran's defense capabilities,” the military official said. “This does not mean that we are taking Russia's side in the Ukraine conflict.” There is a huge threat to Iran's cleric rulers amid the war that started between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic group Hamas after October 7. […]

Indian High Commission Seminar: Promoting Bangladesh-India Defense Cooperation with SIDE 2024

Addressing the seminar, Prannoy Verma highlighted the progress made by the Indian defense industry in the last decade driven by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of “Make in India” and “Make for the World”, which has led to unprecedented investment in Indian defense manufacturing. Has promoted. sector and this has led to increase in Indian […]

Russian envoy: Hasina-Zelensky meeting will not affect Dhaka-Moscow relations

Alexander Mantitsky said, “We welcome Bangladesh’s policy of friendship to all, hatred to none. We are not at war with America. They have their own economic interests; We also have economic cooperation with Bangladesh. We hope that this meeting will not have any impact on our relationship. Sheikh Hasina will hold meetings with Ukrainian President […]