Malaysian envoy for broadening ties with Bangladesh
Malaysian high commissioner to Bangladesh Haznah Md Hashim on Sunday laid emphasis on strengthening relations between Bangladesh and Malaysia, exploring potential areas for mutual benefits...
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Bangladesh protesters name Dhaka street after Felani
A group of protesters, organised by a private organisation, on Friday installed a plaque naming a street near the Indian high commission in Dhaka after Felani Khatun, who was shot dead by India鈥檚 Border Security Force along the Bangladesh border in 2011.
Shafi appointed as new high commissioner to S Africa
The government has appointed Shah Ahmed Shafi as the new Bangladesh high commissioner to South Africa...
British envoy Sarah Cooke meets Khaleda
British high commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke met BNP chairperson Begum khaleda Zia and enquired of her health conditions on Wednesday night...
UNHCR welcomes govt commitment to support Rohingyas
On the seventh anniversary of the Rohingya influx into Bangladesh, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Sunday welcomed Bangladesh鈥檚 renewed commitment to supporting the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals as outlined by chief advisor to thr interim government professor Muhammad Yunus...
UN human rights team arrives in Dhaka
A team of the United Nations on Thursday arrived in Dhaka on an eight-day visit to discuss the process for investigating human rights violations in light of the...
Around 650 killed from July 16 to Aug 11 in Bangladesh, UN says
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in a preliminary report released on Friday, said that about 650 people were killed during...
British high commissioner reiterates support for interim government
The British high commissioner to Bangladesh, Sarah Cooke, reiterated her government鈥檚 support for the interim government led by its chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday.
Student leaders for state reform meet UK mission officials
State Reform Student Movement chief coordinator Ahmed Ishak and its economic coordinator Didarul Bhuiyan on Friday joined a tea party hosted by British high commission in Dhaka...
140 int鈥檒 scholars call on UN rights chief for action against repression in Bangladesh
One hundred and forty scholars, writers and public intellectuals from across the globe in an open letter to the United Nations Human Rights High Commissioner Volker T眉rk have requested immediate action against...
India issues advisory for its citizens amid student protests
The Indian high commission in Dhaka on Thursday asked the Indian community members and students residing in Bangladesh to avoid travel and minimising their...
Andalib appointed as high commissioner to Sri Lanka
The government has appointed Andalib Elias as the next high commissioner to Sri Lanka...
No trace of India visiting AL MP in four days
Frustration has gripped the family of ruling Awami League Jhenaidah-4 constituency lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar, who has been missing since May 14, having gone on a medical trip to India on May 12...
Unbecoming comments of ex-Indian high commissioner
PINAK Ranjan Chakravarty, a former Indian high commissioner to Bangladesh, said during the launch of his memoirs at the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi on March 28 that US ambassador Peter Haas went into hiding after...