Diplomacy

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has congratulated British Labor Party leader Sir Keir Starmer on his party’s historic victory in the July 4 election and assuming office as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. “This unequivocal mandate is a clear reflection of the confidence of the British people in your leadership to take your country…

August 9 is etched in golden letters in history of India’s freedom movement as the day when Mahatma Gandhi gave the call ‘Quit India’ to the British in 1942. Twenty nine years later, on this very day, India signed a ‘Peace and Friendship’ treaty with the Soviet Union to lay the foundations of a glorious…

Bangladesh–Russia relations (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ–রাশিয়া সম্পর্কRussian: Российско-бангладешские отношения) are the foreign relations between Bangladesh and Russia. Bangladesh has an embassy in Moscow and Russia has one in Dhaka and a consulate-general in Chittagong. Diplomatic relations between the USSR and Bangladesh were established on January 25, 1972.[1] These relations have continued with Russia being the successor state to the Soviet Union. Soviet-Bangladeshi relations[edit] The Soviet Union had been a strong supporter…

Palak reaffirms Bangladesh’s interest in digital diplomacy State Minister for Post, Telecommunication and ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak has urged the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (Bimstec) Member States to build a platform for promoting seamless connectivity, cross-border data flow and development-oriented innovation for meaningful digital transformation in the region. He…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged investors from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to invest in Bangladesh’s Special Economic Zone. He said, ‘UAE investors can bring investment in the Special Economic Zone of Bangladesh.’ The Prime Minister made this call during a courtesy meeting of the UAE Ambassador Abdullah Ali Abdullah Khasef Alhamoudi with Prime…

Italian Prime Minister Giorga Meloni has said that Bangladesh has the largest share of workers from outside the European Union in Italy. Jorge Meloni has also warned of strict action against corruption in Italy’s labor visa. In a video message released after a meeting of the Italian cabinet on Tuesday, he said the diplomats raised…

Visiting President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Federation Kate Forbes and UNICEF Representative in Bangladesh Sheldon Yates called on Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud at his office in Dhaka on Monday. The delegates met in the morning and afternoon at the ministry on Wednesday (June 5). In two separate meetings…

State Minister for Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Shafiqur Rahman Chowdhury has said that the government has applied for allowing workers who could not go to Malaysia even after getting visas. He hoped Malaysia would consider the application. The minister made the remarks after a meeting with Malaysian High Commissioner in Dhaka Haznah Mohd Hashim…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will pay a bilateral visit to New Delhi at a mutually convenient time. A number of agreements and memorandums of understanding are likely to be signed as well as some important announcements. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of an event on Thursday night, Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen said, “We…