Bangladesh

In the lead-up to the upcoming Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit, Bangladesh has been elected as vice chair of the ministerial meeting during the NAM preparatory meetings being held in Baku – Azerbaijan’s capital. The meetings, which commenced on July 3 and will conclude on July 6, 2023, have attracted delegates from various countries. Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen is leading ...

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen requested the UN to help raise public awareness about earthquake preparedness, including by having more open spaces in cities around Bangladesh. He made the request while meeting the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative (SRSG) on Disaster Risk Reduction Mami Mizutori at his office on Monday. The Bangladesh Foreign Minister reaffirmed the country’s commitment to ...

Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen said on Monday that Bangladesh welcomes upcoming visits of some high level US delegations here as Dhaka wants to get more engagement with Washington on various issues. “We welcome the continuous engagement with the US .. we have nothing to hide … I believe we will have very good time with the US,” he told ...

  The UK is providing an additional £11.6 million (160 Crore Taka) of humanitarian support for Rohingya refugees and communities affected by disasters across Bangladesh. This new package of UK support will provide food, water, and sanitation to Rohingya refugees, and child protection services to refugees and neighbouring host communities. It will also provide support to communities across Bangladesh affected ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday asked public representatives to serve the people and meet their needs when working in their respective areas. “You will have to fulfil the needs and wants of the people who elected you with their votes,” she said, reports UNB. The premier said this at the oath-taking ceremony for the newly elected mayors and councillors ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin returned home this morning from Saudi Arabia after performing the holy Hajj. A VVIP aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the President and his entourage members landed at Hazrat Shahjalal (R) International Airport here at 1:47am today. Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque, Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen, Dean of Diplomatic Corps, chiefs of the ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday summoned Jakob Etaat, Chargé d’Affaires of the Swedish Embassy in Dhaka, to protest the burning of a copy of the Holy Quran outside a mosque in Stockholm. On Wednesday, as Muslims celebrated Eid-ul-Azha, Salwan Momika, a 37-year-old Iraqi who is said to have fled to Sweden several years ago, tore up and set ...

More rain is likely across the country over 24 hours, starting from 9 am today, as monsoon is active, Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted. “Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind are likely to occur at most places in Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions; and at many places in Khulna, Dhaka, Barishal and Chattogram divisions ...

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said her target is to change the fate of the countrymen. “My target is to change the fate of the people of Bangladesh,” she said in an introductory speech at Tungipara Upazila Awami League office while exchanging greetings and views with people of all strata of lives of Tungipara on ...

The first return hajj flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines with 419 pilgrims will arrive in Dhaka on Monday (July 3). The national flag carrier’s aircraft is scheduled to land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 6:05am with the pilgrims. It will left Saudi Arabia on Sunday night. The return flights will continue till August 2. A total of 1,22,884 people ...