The European Union (EU) has said it looks forward to continuing their collaboration with Bangladesh and exploring new avenues to build partnership, including through a possible Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between Bangladesh and the EU.
In a surprising diplomatic pivot, Bangladesh has announced its participation in Pakistan’s Aman 2025 naval exercise, marking the first deployment of a major Bangladeshi warship to Pakistan in over a decade.
Bangladesh has not outlawed Indian TV stations in the country, contrary to reports the government pulled the plug on all Indian satellite channels as tensions soared between the South Asian neighbours.
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had a brief discussion about Bangladesh with newly-appointed Secretary of State of the United States Marco Rubio on 22 January.
The bilateral ties between India and Bangladesh strained in the recent past, following the massive violence against Hindus in the neighbouring country after the fall of Sheikh Hasina government in August,
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has greeted Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on the occasion of New Year 2025. "Best wishes for the New Year," Modi wrote to Prof Yunus. Chief Adviser's Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder confirmed it today (27 January), noting that it came through diplomatic channel.
The European Union (EU) has expressed interest to continue ongoing collaboration with Bangladesh and explore new avenues to build partnerships, including through a possible Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation agreement.
Alam, who played a key role in the uprising that toppled Hasina’s government and led to her exile on 5 August last year, added that only Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jamaat-e-Islami, and other “pro-Bangladesh” groups would continue their political activities in the country.
Bangladesh on Saturday got a major setback as USAID decided to terminate or suspend any work being conducted under its ambit in the country. The USAID order seeks to stop all foreign assistance, except the military financing to Israel and Egypt.
The interim government of Bangladesh is moving to remove Saima Wazed, daughter of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, from her WHO role amid corruption allegations. Amid this turmoil, UK politics sees a related resignation,
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has abruptly suspended all ongoing work in Bangladesh, citing a recent executive order by President Donald Trump. In a letter issued on Saturday,
Bangladesh's central bank has hired three "Big Four" accounting firms - EY, Deloitte and KPMG - to audit banks it says lost $17 billion to business people close to the regime of former leader Sheikh Hasina,