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Arav Khan under watch in UAE: MoFA

Arav Khan, a fugitive in the police murder case, is under watch in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson SeheliSabrin told reporters in the weekly briefing on Thursday. She said the Ministry of Home Affairs and Bangladesh Mission in the UAE were working closel...

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Bangladesh analysing US HR report

The government is analysing “every point” of the United States’ human rights report on Bangladesh, Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Seheli Sabrin told reporters in the weekly briefing on Thursday.“We are analysing every point. After our analysis, we will have an inter...

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Bhutan sends Independence Day greetings

Bhutan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade Dr. Tandi Dorji has extended warm greetings and felicitations on the Independence Day of Bangladesh to be observed on March 26.He sent the message to Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen, the foreign ministry said."I am happy to note...

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Bangladesh elected VP of UN 2023 Water Confce

Bangladesh has been elected to serve as the Vice-President of the UN 2023 Water Conference which started on 22 March at the UN Headquarters in New York. The result was formally announced during the opening of the Conference.This is the first UN water conference in a generation which aims to mob...

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US helps restore HammamKhana of Lalbagh Fort

US Ambassador Peter Haas and State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid unveiled the recently renovated Mughal HammamKhana at the Lalbagh Fort in Old Dhaka on Wednesday.  Inaugurated in March 2021, this two-year initiative, funded through the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservat...

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First-ever UNICEF fundraising drive in Bangladesh

UNICEF is launching a large-scale campaign to raise funds for malnourished children in Bangladesh this Ramada.This is for the first-time the UN children agency is taking this initiative inside Bangladesh, appealing to the “growing and increasingly affluent middle classes who are more and more ...

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Bangladesh global role model for many aspects

Referring to the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Ambassador of Finland to Bangladesh with residence in New Delhi Ritva Koukku-Ronde termed Bangladesh as a "global role model" for many aspects, including women empowerment and gender equality.She also lauded the socio-economic ad...

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Dhaka refutes US HR report

State Minister for foreign affairs Md Shahriar Alam on Tuesday said that there were “fundamental shortcomings” in the United States’ report on the human rights situation of Bangladesh.“They publish this report every year. As a country report is being prepared on a friendly co...

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FM presents Bangladesh success story in Harvard

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has presented Bangladesh's success stories of evolving into a resilient economy, a connecting hub and an investment destination at a Harvard event.He remarked this as the keynote speaker at a roundtable discussion titled ‘Bangladesh: Achievements, Challen...

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Bangabandhu’s 103rd birth anniv observed in Istanbul

The Bangladesh Consulate General in Istanbul has observed the 103rd birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Children’s Day 2023 in a befitting manner. The day begins with hoisting the national flag and paying floral respect to the portrait of Ba...

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Malaysia keen to contribute in building ‘smart Bangladesh’

Malaysian Ambassador in Dhaka Haznah Md. Hashim has said that his government wants “to cooperate by increasing investment in Bangladesh to build a smart Bangladesh by 2041”.“We believe that the close relationship between the two brotherly countries has existed since independence. A...

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Indian Higher Education Meet begins in Dhaka

High Commissioner PranayVerma and Minister of Education Dr. Dipu Moni jointly inaugurated the Indian Higher Education Meet 2023 conducted under the aegis of the Study in India programme in Dhaka on Saturday.Higher educational institutes from different parts of India participated in the event.In his ...

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OIC members must share responsibility: FM

The OIC member states must share collective responsibility to ensure safe and dignified return of the most persecuted community– the Rohingyas to their homeland, Myanmar. This statement has been made by the Foreign Minister Dr. A.K.Abdul Momen during the open-ended Meeting of the OIC Ad H...

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Bangladesh elected member of OIC Islamic HRC

Bangladesh got elected as a member of OIC Islamic Human Rights Council. Others from Asia are Turkiye and Iran.The foreign ministry said Bangladesh’s nominated candidate Sheepa Hafiza won the election of the Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) Commissioner from Asia Group toge...

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‘Bangabandhu’s legacy continues to illuminate path of Indo-Bangla ties’

The enduring legacy of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has continued to illuminate the path of the Dhaka, Delhi partnership, the Indian High Commission said.On the occasion of the 103rd birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Indian...

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CEPA to create a 'new framework' for enhanced Dhaka, Delhi trade links after Bangladesh’s graduation

Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma on Thursday hoped that the new Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) to be negotiated between New Delhi and Dhaka would create a new framework for enhanced bilateral trade and investment links after Bangladesh’s economic graduation in 2026.He...

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Bangladesh, China talk human rights issues

Yang Xiaokun, Special Representative for Human Rights of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, called on Foreign Secretary Ambassador Masud Bin Momen on Tuesday and discussed multilateral human rights discourse and also on possible areas of cooperation.The foreign ministry said earlier on 13 Mar...

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Mayor of Camden of the UK calls on Foreign Minister Dr Momen

Mayor of Camden of the UK Nasim Ali called on Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Foreign Minister briefed the Mayor on the remarkable socio-economic progress of Bangladesh under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the foreign minist...

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Bangladesh, Australia agree to deepen cooperation

Bangladesh and Australia expressed their desire to deepen and widen their economic cooperation at the 4th Foreign Office Consultation held in Dhaka on Monday. The Bangladesh delegation was led by the Secretary (West) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Shabbir Ahmad Chowdhury and the delegation of Au...

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Bangladesh, UK sign climate deal

Bangladesh and the UK on Sunday signed an agreement for working together in climate action both bilaterally and multilaterally to help deliver the outcomes of COP26 and COP27.State Minister Md Shahriar Alam and visiting UK's Indo-Pacific Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan signed the deal on behalf of...