Bangladesh interim government’s Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has reaffirmed that elections would be held in the country “in the early part of next year”.
During a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio yesterday, Mr Yunus also sought US support for the country’s democratic transition.
They discussed the ongoing...
Bangladesh will observe August 8 as ‘New Bangladesh Day’ to mark the anniversary of swearing-in of the interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus who took over three days after the fall of Sheikh Hasina government on August 5 last year, following a student-led uprising.
The government has also...
Bangladesh’s crimes tribunal on Wednesday removed the state-appointed counsel for former prime minister Sheikh Hasina amid a controversy over his previous demand for her execution.
The Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) is running a trial against Hasina, whose nearly 16-year Awami League regime was toppled last year in a student-led...
Over 1,500 Afghan refugee families returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan and Iran in a single day on Monday
“A total of 1,469 Afghan refugee families returned via several crossing points, with the majority of them from Iran yesterday,” the state-owned media outlet added.
All the returned families have received necessary assistance...
The sixteenth meeting of the India-Nepal Bilateral Consultative Group on Security Issues (INBCGSI) was held in Pune on June 23-24, 2025, according to an official release from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
The Indian delegation was led by Munu Mahawar, Additional Secretary (North), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has finally approved a $1.3 billion disbursement of the third and fourth tranches of Bangladesh’s $4.7 billion loan program.
This amount, covering both the third and fourth tranches, is expected to be deposited into Bangladesh’s account on June 26, said a press release issued by...
Around 10,000 Afghan refugees are leaving Iran daily to return to their homeland amid war and insecurity in the Mideast country, local media outlet Tolonews reported on Saturday night
“Recently, due to war and insecurity in Iran, the return of refugees from the country has increased. Between 8,000 to 10,000...
India is to help evacuate Nepalese nationals stranded in Iran, amid the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict, following a request from Kathmandu.
The Nepalese Ambassador to India Shankar P Sharma said in a post on X:
“On the request of the Government of Nepal, the Indian Embassy’s evacuation efforts in Iran will also...
The Bangladesh government appointed Secretary Asad Alam Siam, who served as Bangladesh Ambassador to the United States, as the Foreign Secretary of the country, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In September last year, the government appointed Jashim Uddin as the 27th Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh. On May 23,...
The Supreme Court here on Monday allowed the attorney general to file objections on fundamental rights petitions involving the MoUs signed between India and Sri Lanka earlier this year.
Seven MoUs, including defence cooperation, sharing digital solutions and multi-sectoral grant assistance, were inked between India and Sri Lanka on April...
