Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain today said that the government would not take any step that could harm Dhaka’s relations with any country, even as reports emerged about a possible government-to-government agreement with China on military drone manufacturing. “We will definitely not do anything that will deteriorate our relations with any party. We will act while maintaining a balance,” he said, responding to a journalist’s question at the foreign ministry this evening about the possible impact of such an agreement on Bangladesh’s relations with Washington. The adviser said that Bangladesh would act cautiously in safeguarding its foreign relations. Touhid said…
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US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had held a “long call” with Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodriguez, the first known contact between the two leaders since the ouster of Nicolas Maduro. “We just had a great conversation today, and she’s a terrific person,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. He later said on social media that he and Rodriguez had discussed “many topics,” including oil, minerals, trade and national security. “We are making tremendous progress,” Trump said. After Maduro’s capture in a deadly US special forces operation on January 3, Trump said he was content to let his…
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had been told the killings of protesters in Iran had been halted, but added that he would “watch it and see” about threatened military action. Trump had repeatedly talked in recent days about coming to the aid of the Iranian people over the crackdown on protests that rights groups say has left at least 3,428 people dead. But in a surprise announcement at the White House, Trump said he had now received assurances from “very important sources on the other side” that Tehran had now stopped, and that executions would not go ahead.…
The Election Commission (EC) today began the sixth day of hearings on appeals related to candidacy for the 13th Jatiya Sangsad election. The hearings against the decisions of returning officers over acceptance and rejection of nomination papers started at 10:00am this morning at the auditorium of the Election Building in the city’s Agargaon area. According to the EC-announced schedule, appeals bearing serial numbers 381 to 480 are being heard today. The full commission, chaired by Chief Election Commissioner A M M Nasir Uddin, will conduct the hearings until 5:00pm today with a one-hour recess in the afternoon. On the fifth…
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed today said that the government has prepared a long-term energy strategy as energy remains a critical issue for the economy. “Energy remains a critical issue for the economy as both power and energy sectors depend heavily on assured supply,” he said. The Finance Adviser was responding to the queries of reporters after chairing two separate meetings on the Advisers Council Committee on Economic Affairs and the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase held at the Cabinet Division Conference Room at Bangladesh Secretariat today. He said, “We have recently prepared a long-term plan on energy. A…
The Foreign Ministry today summoned Myanmar Ambassador U Kyaw Soe Moe and expressed deep concern of Bangladesh at the recent incident of gunfire from Myanmar towards Bangladesh near Whykong Union of Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar. “Bangladesh reminded that the unprovoked firing towards Bangladesh is a blatant violation of the international law and a hindrance to good neighbourly relationship,” read a press release issued by the foreign ministry here. A 12-year-old Bangladeshi girl was severely injured during the cross-border firing. During the summon, Bangladesh asked Myanmar to take full responsibility and requisite measures to stop such cross-border firings in future. Dhaka also…
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today called upon the academics to align the education system with the youths’ expectations and aspirations and stressed on revival of the SAARC to enhance regional academic cooperation. “Today, I feel very excited that academics at the highest level could get together in Dhaka. It’s important that this is Dhaka. I hope you will have a chance to kind of review of the things that have happened in Dhaka in the past few months,” he said, referring to post-2024 July Uprising events in Bangladesh. The Chief Adviser made the remarks while addressing the inaugural ceremony…
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has offered the support of his office to counter the surge of misinformation targeting the February 12 elections as Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus sought support of the organization to address the issue. “There has been a flood of misinformation surrounding the elections. It is coming from both foreign media and local sources,” Prof Yunus said during a phone conversation with Volker Türk today, according to the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing. “They have flooded social media with fake news, rumours and speculation. We are concerned about the impact this may have on…
US President Donald Trump warned Tuesday of unspecified “very strong action” if Iranian authorities go ahead with threatened hangings of some protesters, with Tehran calling American warnings a “pretext for military intervention”. International outrage has built over the crackdown that a rights group said has likely killed thousands during protests posing one of the biggest challenges yet to Iran’s clerical leadership. Iran’s UN mission posted a statement on X, vowing that Washington’s “playbook” would “fail again”. “US fantasies and policy toward Iran are rooted in regime change, with sanctions, threats, engineered unrest, and chaos serving as the modus operandi to…
Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar met Bangladesh’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on the sidelines of the OIC extraordinary ministerial session to review bilateral relations and regional issues. The meeting took place during the Extraordinary Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Jeddah, according to Pakistan high commission here today. During the meeting, both the leaders expressed satisfaction over the robustness of Pakistan–Bangladesh relations. They discussed bilateral cooperation across a range of sectors, with particular emphasis on high-level exchanges, trade, and educational collaboration. They also discussed a…
