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Myanmar misleads int’l community: Bangladesh

The following is the full and unedited text of a statement which Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued here Thursday: “It is a matter of utter dismay to witness persistent campaign on the part of the Government of Myanmar to mislead the international community with fabricated information, misrepresentation of facts, unsubstantiated claims and undue accusations […]

Bangladesh test fires Oerlikon Rudder Controlled gun

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 […]

Pakistani PM speaks with Bangladeshi counterpart via phone

DHAKA, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) — Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan spoke with Bangladeshi Premier Sheikh Hasina Wednesday via telephone. “Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan phoned Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina this afternoon and exchanged pleasantries,” the prime minister’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim was quoted as saying in a report of national news agency BSS. […]

Around 1,000 attend reception marking 70th anniversary of PRC

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, […]

Bangladesh joins “Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G)”

Bangladesh joined the Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G), which was officially announced yesterday at an event held in New York on the sidelines of the 74th UN General Assembly. In his speech marking Bangladesh inclusion into this prestigious global Forum on Green Growth, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of […]

China continues making efforts to solve issues related to displaced people from Myanmar to Bangladesh

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 […]

UK All Party Parliamentary Group Calls on the Foreign Minister

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 Sweden hold Political Consultations, discuss ways and means of transitioning to a ‘broader relationship’.

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, New Zealand high commissioners visit Bangladesh mosque

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 […]