Staff Correspondent Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Kumar Verma called on BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at BNP Chairperson's political office in the city's Gulshan area. During the meeting that continued nearly an hour, they discussed issues relating to strengthening bilateral relations and others unresolved issues between the two neighboring countries. Emerging from the meeting, the BNP Secretary General told journalists that he highlighted different bilateral issues, which were not resolved yet and how existing ties between the two neighbours can be strengthened further for the betterment of two people. “We elaborately discussed the water issues, border…
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Staff Correspondent Local Government, Rural Development (LGRD) and Cooperatives Adviser AF Hasan Arif today said the interim government is working to establish a democratic environment in the country so that public representatives, to be elected through free and fair polls, can run the state. "We are working as trustees of the students, the people and the workers . . . We are working to establish a democratic environment through which people's representatives can run the state being elected in a free and fair election," he said. Hasan Arif, also the land adviser said this when a US delegation led by…
Staff Correspondent Iran is willing to strengthen bilateral relations with Bangladesh in various areas including trade and commerce, culture, energy, education and health. The interest came when Iranian Ambassador in Dhaka Mansour Chavushi paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the latter's office at Tejgaon in Dhaka. During the meeting, both sides exchanged views on issues related to mutual interests. The Iranian envoy conveyed support and cooperation of the Iranian Government to the Interim Government. He expressed desire to take forward the bilateral engagements especially in economic areas including trade and commerce, culture, energy, education and…
Staff Correspondent Adviser Md Touhid Hosain said resently Dhaka would like to maintain working relations with New Delhi by removing the ongoing tension between the two neighboring countries. “We must try to maintain a working relation between Dhaka and New Delhi,” he told newsmen at the foreign ministry here while revealing about the bilateral meeting with his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar on the sideline of the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Hossain said he believed that it is possible to advance the Dhaka-New Delhi bilateral relations. "Sorting out of all issues, we want to further advance our relationship based…
Staff Correspondent Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus will depart for New York on September 23 to attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) as he is scheduled to deliver his speech at the high-level General Debate on September 27. "In his speech, he is expected to highlight the remarkable mass uprising over the past two months in Bangladesh and reaffirm his commitment to establishing a pro-people, welfare-oriented, and public interest-driven state mechanism," Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said, recently. The adviser was speaking at the curtain raiser media briefing on Bangladesh's participation at the 79th UNGA at the…
Staff Correspondent Malaysian High Commissioner Haznah Md Hashim received a courtesy call by Mr Syahrir Azfar Saleh, CEO of Global Peace Malaysia and delegation, recently.
Staff Correspondent Bangladesh and Bhutan have reaffirmed their commitment to fostering continued bilateral engagement, cooperation, and collaboration for fulfilling the shared aspirations of peoples of both the friendly nations. The pledge was made when Bhutanese ambassador to Bangladesh Rinchen Kuentsyl paid a courtesy call on Foreign Affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain at the foreign ministry here, said a press release. During the meeting, Hossain noted that Bangladesh and Bhutan enjoy excellent bilateral relations, which is based on shared history, geographical proximity, and mutual respect. He highlighted the excellent people-to-people level contacts between the two countries. Ambassador Kuentsyl underscored that Bangladesh is…
Our Correspondent World leaders will descend on the United Nation’s New York HQ from Sunday for the organization’s annual signature gathering against an explosive backdrop of raging wars, growing populism and diplomatic deadlock. The war in Gaza, soaring Middle East tensions, famine conditions in Sudan’s civil war and the grinding conflict in Ukraine are among the rancorous issues on the agenda of the presidents and prime ministers attending the General Assembly’s high-level week — the UN’s showpiece event. But UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres insisted this week that the world would be able to “avoid moving to World War Three.” “What…
Staff Correspondent Australian Acting High Commissioner Nardia Simpson met Hon Adviser Touhid Hossain, recently. Their positive discussion focused on the close ties between Australia and Bangladesh and shared interests in stability and prosperity in the region.
Staff Correspondent Chief Advisor Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus is expected to address the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 27. In his address, he will present the context of the anti-discrimination student movement that took place in Bangladesh in July-August last and the heroism of the student uprising. The chief adviser will also highlight the reform agendas taken by his government to repair the state after the political changeover. On August 5, ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned to the President and fled to India in the face of intense student-people movement. Nobel laureate Prof…
