Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka for Johannesburg, South Africa on August 22 to attend the BRICS Summit and hold a number of bilateral meetings on the sidelines while there. "We will arrange a number of meetings on the sidelines. These are yet to get final shape as such meetings
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EU ExM holds meeting with Foreign Ministry
Members of the Election Exploratory Mission (ExM) from the European Union (EU) had a meeting with senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today. Inspector General of Missions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), Asad Alam Siam, and other MoFA officials were present. Neither side, however, made comments on the
BGMEA seeks more collaboration with Netherlands
Andre van Ommeren, Director - International Development , Netherlands Enterprise Agency of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, met BGMEA President Faruque Hassan at BGMEA Complex in Uttara on Tuesday. Charge D'Affaires at the Netherlands Embassy in Bangladesh Thijs Woudstra, Chair of BGMEA Standing Committee on Press, Publication and Publicity Shovon Islam, Chair
We unmasked some people through Bachelet’s visit: Shahriar
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md. Shahriar Alam on Tuesday said the government had unmasked some people including a section of civil society and their political intentions through the recent visit of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet. “We believe in engagement. We are committed and we have enough
Bangladesh, Nepal seek greater collaboration
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md. Shahriar Alam has laid emphasis on greater collaboration with Nepal in sectors like hydroelectricity, tourism, connectivity, trade and people to people contacts. He interacted with the members of the parliamentary delegation from Nepal at the state guesthouse Padma on Thursday and hosted a lunch in
Bangladesh firm on its ‘One China’ policy
Bangladesh has reiterated her firm adherence to 'One China' policy and urged the parties concerned to resolve their differences in accordance with the UN Charter and through dialogue. "We hope it will not further aggravate...the world can't afford to have another crisis," said State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md. Shahriar Alam
Pak HC removes distorted photo amid Dhaka’s objection
Amid Dhaka's objection, Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka has removed its cover photo from the mission's Facebook page that used a distorted version of Bangladesh's national flag. The Pakistan High Commission removed the cover photo on Sunday, a day after Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs conveyed the objection. During the media briefing
FBCCI to enhance trade ties with Brazil
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) is keen to develop trade relations with Brazil, the largest economy in Latin America. As part of this initiative, the country's apex trade body has signed two Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with the Rio de Janeiro Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Bangladesh, Australia look forward to emerging as key partners
Dhaka, Delhi optimistic about increased LoC utilisation
Bangladesh and India have expressed optimism that the utilization rate of Lines of Credit (LoCs) extended to Bangladesh by India is set to increase significantly in the near future. With the award of more than US$ 990.85 million worth of contracts under the LoCs during the past three years, and another