foreign-affairs
JRC meeting with India deferred for ‘better preparations’: FM
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday said the scheduled Joint Rivers Commission’s (JRC’s) meeting between Bangladesh and India has been deferred to some extent through a consensus to make it fruitful with better preparations.
Japan provides Tk 7mn to implement grassroots human security project
The government of Japan has extended a grant of $85,247, approximately Tk 7 million, to a Bangladeshi NGO to implement a grassroots human security project.
UN for bringing Global Compact to life for safe, orderly migration
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged leaders and people everywhere to bring the Global Compact to life, so that migration works for all.
Australia working closely with Bangladesh: Marise Payne
Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Women Marise Payne has said her country is working closely with Bangladesh on Indian Ocean regional issues, including providing humanitarian support to address the Rohingya crisis.
Ruthless brutality of genocide stunned world conscience: Envoy
Bangladesh Ambassador to the USA Mohammad Ziauddin has said after losing the political battle against Bangabandhu’s Awami League, the Pakistani occupation army launched brutal genocide on 25th March, 1971 against the unarmed Bengalis to silence the Bengali nation from seeking a liberal, democratic and secular society.
Expats urged to contribute through remittance, investment
Permanent Representative (PR) of Bangladesh to the UN Ambassador Rabab Fatima has urged the expatriate Bangladeshi citizens to contribute through knowledge remittance, share their experiences and invest more for the development of their motherland.
ASEM calls for durable solution to Rohingya crisis
Foreign Ministers of ASEM member countries have called for a "durable solution" to the Rohingya crisis creating the conditions conducive for "safe, dignified, sustainable and voluntary" return of the Rohingyas to their place of origin in Rakhine State.
UK makes visa process for Bangladeshis more modern, efficient
UK Visas and Immigration made the UK visa process for Bangladeshis safer, more modern and efficient by introducing the option to use card and online transactions to pay for a UK visa application effective from Tuesday.
Victory Day celebrated in Seoul
The Embassy of Bangladesh in Seoul on Monday celebrated the 49th Victory Day with due fervour and festivity.
BD mission in Singapore celebrates Victory Day
The Bangladesh High Commission in Singapore on Monday celebrated the 49th Victory Day of Bangladesh in a befitting manner and with due fervour.