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Several senior diplomats, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that Qatar's former Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani had visited Bangladesh in 2005. Another Emir of Qatar is set to visit Bangladesh after almost two decades. Qatar's diplomatic relations with the Arab League, particularly other Middle East countries and Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia, […]
On Thursday, the king will visit Kurigram Special Economic Zone. He will leave Bangladesh territory for Golakganj in Assam via Sonahat Land Port on Thursday afternoon. Minister of State for Shipping Khalid Mahmood Choudhary will see him off there. Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the fourth King of Bhutan, recently sent a congratulatory letter to the Prime […]
Bangladesh’s consulate in Rakhine state capital Sittwe is being shifted to Yangon as fighting continues between the rebel Arakan Army and government forces in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. Three people, including family members, were shifted on Sunday. Bangladesh Ambassador Mohammad Monwar Hossain confirmed this to Prothom Alo on Sunday. He said that six people including diplomats […]
MM Imrul Kayes said the ambassadors of Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Argentina, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Egypt, Algeria, Kuwait, Libya, Iran, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Palestine. The soldiers deployed in Bangladesh paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Sources in the Prime Minister’s press wing said […]
US Ambassador to Dhaka Peter Haas has held a meeting with Foreign Secretary Masood bin Momen. The meeting lasted for more than an hour at the State Guest House, Padma, from around 11 am on Thursday. Bangladesh Ambassador to Washington Mohammad Imran and North America Wing Director General Masood Ul Alam were present, sources said. […]
A letter has been sent to diplomats of various countries, including the United States, informing them that the police attack at Naya Paltan on October 28 disrupted the grand rally of the BNP. The letter also highlights the incident in which a member of BNP’s youth wing Jubo Dal was killed and several party leaders […]
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address a press conference on Tuesday to apprise the media of the outcome of her recent three-day official visit to the Belgian capital Brussels. “The press conference will be held tomorrow at 4:00 pm at his official Ganabhavan residence,” the prime minister’s press secretary Ihsanul Karim said on Monday.
The governments of Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States have expressed concern over recent political violence in the country and called for restraint. A joint statement issued by the diplomatic missions of these countries in Bangladesh said their governments were “deeply concerned by the violence that […]
US Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA) Afrin Akhtar is likely to visit Bangladesh next week to discuss issues of mutual interest. A diplomatic source told UNB that the visit is likely to take place on October 15-18, adding that she may also visit Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camps […]
Social media platform capability, it said. The unsigned statement said it has become “increasingly challenging” to continue operations due to cutbacks in staff and resources, including “the lack of timely and adequate support from visa renewals for diplomats.” The closure follows reports that the ambassador and other senior diplomats had left India in recent months […]
