Chinese envoy hopes Teesta river management project will start soon

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Sunday said Dhaka and Beijing are engaged in long-running discussions on the Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration Project, expressing hope that work on the long-awaited initiative will begin soon. He made this comment while talking to reporters after meeting Foreign Minister Khalilur Rehman. The Chinese Ambassador described […]

Former US Ambassador to Bangladesh William B. Milam passes away

The US Embassy in Dhaka said in its Facebook post that Ambassador Milam’s dedicated leadership and service from 1990 to 1993 further strengthened US-Bangladesh relations. The post read that he will be remembered for his contribution in organizing ‘Operation Sea Angel’, which was instrumental in saving thousands of lives after the devastating cyclone and floods […]

Spanish Ambassador visits Prothom Alo office: expresses concern over attack and calls for perpetrators to be brought to justice

After visiting Prothom Alo’s burnt-out office, the Spanish ambassador said, “I was not in Bangladesh at the time of the terrorist attack on the Prothom Alo office last December, and so I could not visit immediately after the violence. On my return to Dhaka, I would like to express my sincere condemnation of the attack […]