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Dhaka demands $4.52b in financial claims from Islamabad

Bangladesh urged Pakistan to take a “strong forward-looking approach” for bilateral ties by addressing unresolved historical issues, including a formal apology for the 1971 Liberation War genocide and settling outstanding financial claims of Bangladesh. "We have raised the historically unresolved issues with Pakistan,” Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin told newsmen after a foreign office consultation (FOC) with his Pakistan counterpart Amna Baloch on Thursday. He said the issues included “the repatriatio...

Dhaka urges Delhi to protect Muslim minorities

Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam today said the interim government strongly protested India's attempts to involve Bangladesh in communal violence in Murshidabad, West Bengal, and urged the neighboring country to take steps to 'fully protect' the minority Muslim population there. [caption id="attachment_33611" align="alignleft" width="541"] Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam today press briefing at Foreign Service Academy in the capital. Photo : BSS[/caption] "We strongly refute any attempts to impli...

3 Russian warships dock at Ctg following Army chief’s Moscow trip

Less than a week after Bangladesh Army chief Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman's trip to Moscow, three Russian Navy warships arrived at Chittagong Port on Sunday on a rare visit, signalling the Bangladesh military's interest in looking beyond China. As the Russian ships - Rezkiy, Hero of the Russian Federation Aldar Tsydenzhapov and Pechenga - entered Bangladesh's maritime boundary on a four-day visit, they were received by the Bangladesh Navy ship BNS K...

BD envoy to Spain highlights infrastructure, connectivity

On the occasion of the celebration of the 54th anniversary of Independence and the National Day of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Ambassador Mohammed Sarwar Mahmood held a reception last Monday for the Diplomatic Corps and the Bangladeshi community in Madrid. Ambassador Mohammed Sarwar Mahmood began his speech by emphasizing that “the ultimate goal of our independence was to end the oppression of the then ruling class and eliminate all forms of economic, social and political exploitation and

Bangladesh envoy to Jordan reaffirms support for Palestine

Bangladesh’s Ambassador to Jordan, Noor-E Hilal Saifur Rahman, reaffirmed his country’s strong appreciation for Jordan’s enduring support of the Palestinian cause and emphasized the importance of the Hashemite Custodianship of Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem. Speaking to the Jordan News Agency (Petra) on the occasion of Bangladesh’s National Day, Rahman underscored the shared commitment of both nations to a just resolution that ensures the Palestinian people's legitimate rights, includi...

US Deputy Nat’l Security Adviser calls CA’s High Representative

US Deputy National Security Advisor Alex N. Wong held a telephone conversation Wednesday evening with the Chief Adviser's High Representative Dr. Khalilur Rahman. The two officials discussed a broad range of matters of mutual interest and agreed to remain in contact, CA's Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder said.

This is the highest level contact so far between the new US administration and the Interim Go...

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