The test firing of Oerlikon Rudder Control gun (anti-aircraft gun) was held Sunday at Bangladesh’s Nidania AD Firing Range in Cox’s Bazar district, some 292 km southeast of capital Dhaka, reports Xinhua.    The firing was conducted under the arrangement of Adhoc 48 Air Defence Artillery Regiment, national news agency reports, citing a press release […]

   Bangladeshi officials and other political figures among 1,000 people gathered at a reception Wednesday night marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, which falls on Oct. 1, reports Xinhua.    The reception hosted by the Chinese embassy in Bangladesh was attended by top Bangladesh government officials, foreign diplomats, […]

DHAKA, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) — Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming visited camps of displaced people from Myanmar to Bangladesh in Cox’s Bazar recently, during which he pledged continued efforts to mediate between the two sides and facilitate the repatriation of the displaced people. During the trip from Sept. 15-17, Li went to camps in […]

Fourteen British Parliamentarians led by Ms. Ann Mette Kjaerby called on the Foreign Minister Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen, MP at his office yesterday. The Parliamentarians are visiting Bangladesh on a study tour on sexual and reproductive health. Welcoming the delegates, the Foreign Minister expressed deep appreciation for the support of the politicians and the […]

Bangladesh and Sweden agreed to work together to upgrade their cooperation to a ‘broader relationship’ in the coming days. Ways and means to that effect was extensively discussed as the Foreign Offices of the two countries met for the first round of Political Consultations at State House Padma in Dhaka this morning. Ambassador Kamrul Ahsan, […]

Australian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, HE Ms Julia Niblett, and New Zealand High Commissioner to India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Ambassador to Nepal, HE Ms Joanna Kempkers, paid a joint visit to Gulshan Society Jame Mosque in Gulshan, Dhaka, today. Founding Secretary-General of the Mosque Committee, Mr Jaharul Islam Chowdhury, welcomed the High Commissioners and […]