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A visiting delegation of the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Wednesday endorsed the Bhasan Char for Rohingyas living.Raouf Mazou, UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Operations, and Gillian Triggs, the Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, visited the river island and also the Cox’s Bazar...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday said that the government had planned to diversify the sources of energy and increase the dependency on renewable energy as the UK pledged to help Bangladesh having a “clean energy transition”.“We planned to have around 40 percent rene...
The foreign ministry said the government of Bangladesh noted with “great disappointment” that a section of international media and Civil Society Organizations have been continuously campaigning against Bhasan Char and Rohingya relocation with “distorted information misrepresenting ...
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Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Saturday said that peacekeepers are the “ambassadors of peace and branding Bangladesh abroad as a peace-loving nation and contributing to building a peaceful global order.”He was inaugurating the ‘Peacekeepers Day’ run to commemorate the ...
President of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Volkan Bozkir on Tuesday extolled Bangladesh's efforts to manage the Rohingya population and said the river island Bhasanchar became “another example” to the world on how to deal with the refugee issues.&ldqu...
Foreign Minister Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen on Tuesday termed the nature-based solutions as a “cost-effective” approach that utilizes ecosystems and biodiversity services for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, and provides a range of co-benefits like sustainable livelihood...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said that the United Nations has “a responsibility to ensure just and equitable distribution of vaccines so that we are not back to square one”. “During this challenging time, the UN can guide us in chartering a roadmap and shaping our fu...
President of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly Volkan Bozkır is coming to Dhaka on Tuesday for a two-day visit to discuss global issues with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen and meet Rohingya refugees living in Cox’s Bazar.He will also ...
Bangladesh’s diplomatic position against Israel remained unchanged, the foreign ministry said on Sunday in a statement following a confusion created by the Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.“The attention of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has recently been drawn to a twitter is...
Pope Francis has highly praised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's generosity in providing shelter and continued assistance to the forcibly displaced Rohingyas, the foreign ministry said.Recalling his recent meetings with the Prime Minister, the Pope also lauded her visionary leadership in advancing...
US Ambassador in Dhaka Earl Miller on Sunday said that one of his top priorities was to get vaccine and other emergency health equipment urgently needed for Covid-19 management in Bangladesh as soon as possible.He was speaking at a virtual town hall titled “US-Bangladesh Economic Relation: Mig...
Queen Elizabeth II, as Head of the Commonwealth, has recognised Korvi Rakshand, representing Bangladesh, as the 181st Commonwealth Point of Light in honour of his exceptional voluntary service helping young people take part in volunteering.Korvi, aged 35, launched ‘Volunteer for Bangladesh&rsq...
Business & Commerce
The American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham) has decided to undertake “systematic diagnostics” through a research to identify opportunities to further strengthen trade and investment ties between Bangladesh and the US.This is because the current trade and investment scenario r...
Australia has announced to extend Tk330 million (A$5 million) to the Red Crescent to support Bangladesh’s COVID-19 preparedness and response.This additional funding will be provided through the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and be used to procure a...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday requested his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar to convince the United States to supply the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to Bangladesh.He made the request during a phone conversation, the foreign ministry said.Bangladesh was buying the vaccine from ...
The United States has announced nearly $155 million in new assistance to sustain critical efforts to support Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh and internally displaced Rohingyas and other affected people in Myanmar.Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State, made the announcement at th...
Bangladesh on Tuesday sent second consignment of medical supplies for the Covid affected people of India, the foreign ministry said. The Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh in Kolkata handed over 2672 boxes of medicines and protective items to the representative of Indian Red Cross Society a...
Bangladesh on Tuesday sought 2 million doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine from Canada to meet the emergency need.Canadian High Commissioner Benoit Préfontaine assured that he will follow up with Canadian government about the request to provide the vaccine immediately, which is also being fol...
Bangladesh on Tuesday at the launching of the 4th Joint Response Plan (JRP-2021) for humanitarian assistance for about a million Rohingyas demanded a permanent solution to the crisis, the foreign ministry said. “The international community, including the UN, must intensify their focus on ...
State Minister for foreign affairs Md Shahriar Alam on Monday emphasised that sustainable repatriation of the Rohingyas remains as the 'priority' of Bangladesh, and also emphasised on receiving international support for the displaced Rohingyas relocated to Bhashan Char. He made the comm...
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