Denmark summons US diplomat over Greenland 鈥榠nterference鈥�
Denmark summoned the US charge d鈥檃ffaires Wednesday after reports of attempted interference in Greenland, a Danish autonomous territory which US president Donald Trump wants to take over...
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Delhi trapped in Trump鈥檚 diplomatic snare
THE images remain vivid: Narendra Modi clasping Donald Trump鈥檚 hand before a roaring crowd of Indian Americans in Houston in 2019; the 鈥楴amaste Trump鈥� rally in Ahmedabad the following year, replete with pageantry, promises and mutual admiration. For many in New Delhi, these spectacles signalled the arrival of a new era 鈥� an India finally embraced as...
Thai court to rule this month on case seeking PM鈥檚 dismissal
Thailand鈥檚 Constitutional Court announced Wednesday that it will rule this month on a case seeking to oust prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra over her handling of a diplomatic spat with Cambodia...
India, Canada resume diplomatic ties
India and Canada agreed Tuesday to return ambassadors to each other鈥檚 capitals, turning a page on a bitter spat over an assassination as Canada鈥檚 new leader welcomed counterpart Narendra Modi...
Professor Yunus, the crown, and diplomatic impropriety!
PROFESSOR Muhammad Yunus鈥檚 recent visit to London, marked by the distinguished honour of receiving the King Charles III Harmony Award 2025, was a moment of significance鈥攏ot only for him personally but also for the Bangladeshis and the wider global community who value peace, equity, and sustainable development. It also, perhaps unintentionally, served as...
Maiden Diplomatic Badminton & Table Tennis Tournament starts Friday
The first-ever Diplomatic Badminton and Table Tennis Tournament is scheduled to begin at the premises of International School Dhaka in the Bashundhara residential area in the city on Friday.
Security enhanced at city鈥檚 diplomatic zone
The government has heightened security measures in diplomatic zone- Gulshan, Baridhara- in the city against the backdrop of the protest demanding an end to the genocide in Gaza and establishment of an independent Palestine state.
BNP pledges stronger China ties if elected
Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior leader Dr Abul Moyeen Khan on Tuesday unequivocally told Yunnan Province leaders that if his party came to power, it would prioritise deepening strategic and diplomatic relations with China to ensure a balance of geopolitical power...
Saudi envoy receives Bangladesh diplomatic medal
Dhaka on Tuesday conferred this year鈥檚 鈥楤angladesh Medal for Diplomatic Excellence鈥� on Saudi Arabia ambassador to Bangladesh Essa Yousef Essa Alduhailan for his profound and enduring contributions toward elevating Bangladesh-Saudi Arabia bilateral relationship to unprecedented heights...
Moin, Mamun new DCAB president, GS
United News of Bangladesh鈥檚 special correspondent AKM Moinuddin and Amader Shomoy鈥檚 diplomatic correspondent Md Arifuzzaman Mamun were elected president and general secretary respectively of the Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh for the year 2025 on Tuesday.
27 EU envoys stationed in Bangladesh, India set to meet Yunus today
Diplomats representing 27 countries of European Union鈥�20 of them stationed in New Delhi and the rest seven in Dhaka鈥攁re set to meet interim government chief adviser Muhammad Yunus today at his Tejagaon office in Dhaka...
COP29 host tries to calm waters after diplomatic turmoil
Host Azerbaijan tried to bring down the diplomatic temperature in Baku on Thursday after a French minister cancelled her trip to the UN climate talks and Argentina withdrew its delegation...
Govt issues revocation guidelines
The government on Thursday issued a policy guideline on revoking and surrendering diplomatic passports and issuance of ordinary ones...
Venezuela: attempted coup by any other name
ONCE again, as in 2002, Venezuela has been the victim of a combined media and diplomatic coup attempt, but this time with the added element of organised crime and a cyber-attack...
Diplomats confront FM over violence
Diplomats in Dhaka questioned the government鈥檚 deadly response to widespread student protests following a presentation by the foreign minister that laid the blame for recent violence at demonstrators鈥� feet, diplomatic officials said Monday...
Foreign diplomats beside govt: FM
Foreign minister Hasan Mahmud on Thursday said that foreign diplomats stationed in Dhaka described the vandalism committed by miscreants backed by BNP-Jamaat clique as 鈥榮hameful鈥� and said they were beside Bangladesh...
Govt assures diplomats of normalcy soon
The government on Sunday assured foreign diplomats that the situation would normalise in a short time...
Govt to brief foreign diplomats over developing situation Sunday
The foreign ministry is scheduled to hold a briefing for foreign diplomats in Dhaka at state guesthouse Jamuna today, a day after the imposition of curfew to protect people鈥檚 life and the state鈥檚 property amid the ongoing anti-quota student movement...
Constable shot dead by fellow
A police constable was killed and two others were injured as another constable opened fire indiscriminately on them in front of the Embassy of Palestine in the...
Afghan diplomat in India quits after $2m gold smuggling reports
Afghanistan鈥檚 top diplomat in India resigned days after she was reportedly caught by airport authorities smuggling nearly $2 million worth of gold into the...