According to him, the basic principles of Bangladesh’s foreign policy are the country’s independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, national interest and dignity. Khalilur Rahman said, “These principles were the defining features of Bangladesh’s foreign policy during the time of martyr President Ziaur Rahman. I joined the Foreign Ministry during that period. That was the golden age […]
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Paul Kapur will arrive in Dhaka on Tuesday to discuss the future of Dhaka-Washington relations. This will be his first visit to Bangladesh after his appointment to the US State Department, taking over from Donald Lu. He will stay in New Delhi before visiting Dhaka. […]
The BNP leader said this while addressing a discussion on Bangladesh in danger due to lack of freedom, human rights and democracy and what should be done in this situation. Jatiyatabadi Muktijoddha Dal organized a discussion at Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) on Saturday. “Whenever Awami League general secretary (Obaidul Quader) faces a crisis, he says, […]
Speakers at a webinar on Friday alleged that India was extracting maximum profits from its neighboring countries like Bangladesh. He further said that India has developed an “unfair” setting in the region, including Bangladesh, for its own benefit. The “all-acceptance” mentality of the politicians as well as the people of Bangladesh is highly responsible for […]
US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller has said that concerns over national elections in Bangladesh do not mean that the US has no responsibility to work with Bangladesh. He said this in response to a journalist’s question during the regular briefing of the State Department on Thursday. A journalist at the press briefing asked the […]
“Democratic elections depend on credible, open and fair competition,” the statement said. Respect for human rights, rule of law and due process are essential elements of the democratic process. These standards were not consistently met during the election period. We are concerned by the large number of arrests of opposition party members ahead of polling […]
Earlier on December 15, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement, “Major industries may be attacked, as well as a number of officials who may be charged with evidence of hindering the democratic will of citizens in the upcoming parliamentary elections.” “Charges will be filed without.” 7th January 2024.” He said, “If […]
“We are going to work together with all countries, India, China and all other countries,” he told AFP. Muizzu said he hoped to initiate talks with New Delhi on the return of Indian personnel deployed to operate the three aircraft gifted to Maldives. India traditionally considers the Maldives, a country of about 380,000 Sunni Muslims, […]
India, China and America are engaged in competition with each other in the Indo-Pacific region. After the war with Ukraine, Russia has also joined this geopolitical whirlpool. Bangladesh has close relations with these four competing countries. In this context, Michael Kugelman, director of the Washington-based Wilson Center’s South Asia Institute, spoke to Prothom Alo about […]
The Indian Commerce Minister told the Awami League delegation that India imports many items from Bangladesh. If there are some other products that can be imported, Bangladesh should provide him a list. He assured to positively consider the issue of reducing the trade deficit with Bangladesh. The delegation also met Harsh Vardhan Shringla, the chief […]
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 […]