Bangladesh had informed the Indian Ministry of External Affairs at least two days in advance regarding the visit of Prime Minister’s Information Advisor Zaheed Ur Rehman to Delhi. Despite this, he was made to wait for about two and a half hours at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Sunday. Although he was eventually granted […]
Speaking to Bangladeshi journalists, Dinesh Trivedi said that technological innovation is something that India and Bangladesh are achieving together. He said, “Just imagine how good it would be if a cricket team works together. We will work together in the fields of sports, health, education and technology. This requires support from both sides.” Asked about […]
India’s new High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi has reached Bangladesh by road. They entered the country through the Benapole-Petrapole land port shortly after 11:30 am today, Friday. Indian High Commission and Bangladesh Foreign Ministry officials confirmed to this correspondent that India’s former Union Railway Minister and BJP leader Dinesh Trivedi will travel from Jashore to Dhaka […]
In December 2020, then Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu visited Dhaka. Highlighting the importance of that pre-COVID-19 pandemic visit, Turkey’s Foreign Ministry quoted Çavuşoğlu on its website as saying, “Bangladesh is one of the rising stars of South Asia and an important partner in our Asia New initiative.” Six years later, Türkiye’s current Foreign Minister […]
According to Khalilur Rahman, Bangladesh has identified several promising sectors for Turkish investment, including textiles and apparel, defense manufacturing, shipbuilding, pharmaceuticals, infrastructure, renewable energy, information and communication technologies (ICT), and smart technologies. He also proposed the establishment of an international-standard hospital and nursing institute in Dhaka in collaboration with Turkey and requested for increased scholarship […]
Bangladesh views peacekeeping as a profound moral responsibility to humanity, Bangladesh’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaid Islam said at the second ministerial conference on peacekeeping in francophone environments in Rabat on Wednesday morning. “Under the leadership of Prime Minister Tariq Rahman, Bangladesh views peacekeeping not just as an obligation, but as a […]
The MoU is also expected to facilitate Bangladesh to import US liquefied natural gas (LNG), liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and other energy products at competitive prices. Speaking at the signing ceremony, Khalilur described the agreement as another milestone in the growing partnership between Bangladesh and the United States. He expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Tariq […]
Ali Wynne, senior adviser on US-China relations at the International Crisis Group, said the power dynamics have changed since Trump’s last visit to Beijing, when China went out of its way to woo Trump and buy billions of American goods. At the time “China was trying to convince the United States of its escalating position… […]
Newly elected West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has decided to hand over the land required for the construction of barbed wire fence along the Bangladesh-India border to India’s Border Security Force (BSF) within 45 days. Answering a question on this matter, Indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that ensuring border security is their […]
Rony said the Prime Minister welcomed his comments and thanked the OIC member countries for their support on behalf of the government and people of Bangladesh. Tariq Rahman recalled the brotherly relations maintained by Bangladesh with OIC member states during the tenure of martyred President Ziaur Rahman and expressed hope to further strengthen those relations […]
JAPA President said that through long political struggle, determination and perseverance Suvendu Adhikari has earned the trust of the people. He said Suvendu Adhikari carries forward a political and public service legacy that is rarely seen among political leaders. The GM quad noted that Suvendu Adhikari’s father Shishir Kumar Adhikari had dedicated his life to […]
Prime Minister Tariq Rahman’s foreign affairs advisor Humayun Kabir has said that Bangladesh will no longer budge on border issues. “This Bangladesh is not the Bangladesh of the past,” he said. He said that neither the people of Bangladesh nor the government are afraid of the barbed wire fence. He said, Bangladesh also has its […]