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Japan has named Matiur Rahman, First President of Japan-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JBCCI), and Mohd Abu Sayed, Former Country Manager of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in Bangladesh, for the 2021 imperial decorations.Matiur Rahman, Chairman and Managing Director of Uttara G...
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Bangladesh sought market access in Indonesia’s Halal trade as the two countries on Thursday discussed the ways of expanding ties in the first-ever ‘foreign office consultation’.A MoU on Cooperation on Diplomatic Capacity Building was also signed during the foreign secretary level m...
Bangladesh has agreed with China and four other South Asian countries that vaccines, as a key weapon to defeat COVID-19, should be distributed in accordance with the principle of “equity and justice”.The Foreign Ministers expressed that “vaccine nationalism” will hinder the g...
Bangladesh joined a China-led Covid-19 response initiative with four other South Asian neighbours, barring India and Bhutan, on Tuesday.Under the initiative, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, after the inaugural virtual foreign ministers’ meeting, said a Covid emergency medical storage facil...
Bangladesh is hosting the 13th Intergovernmental Session of the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) virtually.Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen inaugurated the 3-day session on Tuesday. Vo Si Tuan, Chairperson of the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific; and Vladimir Ryabini...
Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen on Monday expressed his deep condolence over the loss of lives at the tragic disappearance of an Indonesian submarine.The Indonesian military chief announced Sunday that the wreckage of the navy submarine missing since Wednesday was found and declared all 53 of it...
Bangladesh and India have issued guidelines for their citizens after Dhaka decided to close the land borders for movements.India has asked its citizens living in Bangladesh to contact in advance if they need to travel home during the closure of land borders.The government on Sunday shut the land bor...
Bangladesh is closing its land borders with India for 14 days from Monday due to the rise of Covid-19 cases in the neighboring country.Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen told journalists on Sunday that the decision was taken from an inter-ministerial meeting.He said all public movement through the b...
The Australian High Commission in Dhaka on Sunday celebrated the ANZAC Day and paid tribute to Australian and New Zealand servicemen and women who died in wars and conflicts.On 25 April 1915, troops from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) landed in Gallipoli, Turkey. That was the firs...
Bangladesh has requested Uzbekistan to establish its embassy in Dhaka and resume the direct passenger flights Dhaka-Tashkent-Dhaka route to enhance bilateral communication in the fields of tourism, education, sports and culture between the two friendly countries.Ambassador Md Zahangir Alam made the ...
The return of the United States to the Paris agreement and strong political commitment it has shown in the leaders Summit on climate have made Bangladesh ‘optimistic’ that the annual target of $100 billion global climate fund will be ensured this time.Ensuring this fund from 2020 onwards...
China will send 600,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Bangladesh as a gift, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said as Dhaka is expanding its sources to secure the vaccine against the pandemic virus.“We’ll get 6 lac doses as a gift,” he told reporters on Thursday.Besides, he said Ba...
Bangladesh is the largest recipient of the Covid-19 vaccines sent from India to any country, the Indian High Commission in Dhaka says.So far, Bangladesh received 7 million doses through its contract plus 3.3 million as bilateral partnership gifts. “This is the largest amount sent from India to...
Bangladesh and Netherlands held a round of virtual political dialogue under the Foreign Office Consultations on Thursday to expand ties in all areas including trade and investment.Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen led the Bangladesh side while his counterpart Paul Huijts led the Netherlands side, sa...
US President Joe Biden will host leaders from around the world in discussions highlighting the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help vulnerable countries cope with unavoidable climate impacts, as well as the economic benefits of climate action.The two-day virtual Leaders Summit on ...
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam on Wednesday asked the international community to be remindful of the ongoing political situation of Myanmar and make a concerted effort to stabilize the situation and “effectively prevent any further mass displacement or cross border exodus&...
Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen on Sunday lauded Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s role in global diplomacy and said she had taken Bangladesh to a “new height of international diplomacy” with her “conviction and patience”.“Many accolades showered on her by promin...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working on developing ‘identical’ websites for all the Bangladesh missions abroad to ensure better services to the expatriates.Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen inaugurated a two-day training session on management and maintenance of those identical webs...
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam has urged the UK “to take Bangladesh off the red list at the soonest based on factual evidence”.He discussed the latest international travel restrictions imposed in the wake of the renewed spike in coronavirus infections, especially fro...
Bangladesh has urged the advanced economies to fulfill their “unmet promises” in the areas of duty-free and quota-free market access and other trade benefits to LDCs to help countries recover from the Covid-19 pandemic shock.Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Am...
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