Geopolitics

Bangladesh foreign minister hails its UN peacekeepers

Lauding the role played by Bangladeshis peacekeepers abroad, AK Abdul Momin, foreign minister of Bangladesh, said they were branding the country abroad as a “peace-loving country”. more

Bangladesh to import Chinese Sinopharm vaccine

Bangladesh will ink a contract soon to import the coronavirus vaccine made by China’s Sinopharm, a senior minister said.

Bangladesh extends restrictions on movement for one week

Amid a continuous surge in Covid-19 cases, Bangladesh has decided to extend restrictions on the movement of people for one more week, reported The Daily Star.

Bangladesh offers development assistance to Afghanistan

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has offered assistance to Afghanistan for its development. The offer came during her meeting with outgoing Afghan Ambassador Abdul Qayom Malikzad. ...

India, Nepal abstain from voting on UNHRC resolution against Sri Lanka: Pakistan, Bangladesh, China vote against

Caught between political compulsions and diplomatic obligations, India abstained from voting on a UNHRC resolution critical of the Sri Lankan government and calls for the promotion of rec ...

Planned Chinese dam along South Asian rivers triggers tension in India, Bangladesh

Beijing/New Delhi/Dhaka: China's plan to build a super dam on a major river that flows into India and Bangladesh is surely threatening to create a flashpoint with New Delhi and ...

Sheikh Hasina upset over the manner Pakistan still treats Bangladesh's founding father Mujibur

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is believed to be upset over the manner Pakistan still treats founding father of Bangladesh and her father Bangabadhu Sheikh Mujibur Rehman.

Bangladesh government rejects Chinese COVID-19 trial

Dhaka: The clinical trial in Bangladesh of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine developed by Sinovac Biotech has now become uncertain after the country's health ministry expressed unwilli ...

India-Bangladesh share great cooperation since Sheikh Hasina came to power: Journalist

Dhaka/New Delhi: A prominent Bangladeshi journalist has said ever since Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina came to power in Dhaka, the country has been receiving greater cooperation from India. ...

Guterres commends India and Bangladesh for life-saving work in face of deadly cyclone

The UN chief António Guterres commended the governments and people of India and Bangladesh on Saturday, for their life-saving efforts ahead of devastating Cyclone Amphan, and for t ...