Politics
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Foreign Secretary to lead Bangladesh in BRICS Summit
Oct 21, 2024Bangladesh will have a team led by Foreign Secretary Md. Jashim Uddin at the 16th BRICS Summit, which will take place in Kazan, Russia, on October 22–23. A top ministry official told BSS this morning that... -
G7 defence summit convenes as conflicts rage
Oct 21, 2024With tensions in the Middle East rising and Ukraine bracing for another winter of conflict, the G7 defence ministers began negotiations on Saturday. As the Group of Seven’s rotating chair, Italy hosted the organization’s first ministerial... -
Ex-general Prabowo to take office as Indonesia president
Oct 20, 2024Prabowo Subianto will be sworn in Sunday as president of the world’s third-largest democracy, Indonesia, with the wealthy ex-general accused of rights abuses taking over eight months after a landslide election win. The 73-year-old fiery nationalist... -
Foreign Adviser departs for Commonwealth Summit tonight
Oct 20, 2024Md Touhid Hossain, the adviser on foreign affairs, is scheduled to leave Dhaka tonight for Samoa in order to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) that will take place there. He is scheduled to... -
King Charles arrives in Australia for landmark tour
Oct 19, 2024Following his life-altering cancer diagnosis eight months ago, King Charles III set off on his most demanding international journey when he landed in Australia on Friday. The 75-year-old monarch and his wife Queen Camilla arrived in... -
Estonian Ambassador H.E. Marje Luup Meets withBangladesh’s Foreign Affairs Adviser to Discuss Bilateral Relations and Reforms
Oct 18, 2024H.E. Marje LUUP, the recently appointed non-resident ambassador of Estonia to Bangladesh, made his first formal visit to Hon. Md. Touhid Hossain, the advisor for foreign affairs, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka today.... -
Belarusian Ambassador Meets with Bangladesh’s Foreign Affairs Adviser
Oct 18, 2024Today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka, Honourable Adviser for Foreign Affairs, H.E. Md. Touhid Hossain, received a maiden courtesy call from H.E. Mikhail Kasko, the recently appointed non-resident Ambassador of Belarus to Bangladesh.... -
Japan election campaigns kick off for Oct 27 vote
Oct 16, 2024In Japan, the October 27 election will see new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba trying to hold onto the majority of his party, which has ruled for a long time. Campaigning for the election began on Tuesday.... -
Indian foreign minister to visit Pakistan
Oct 16, 2024Tuesday marks the first trip to Pakistan for a summit by India’s top envoy, which comes from New Delhi, to the country’s bitterly hostile neighbour in almost ten years. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will “represent India at the... -
Nicaragua breaks off ties with Israel
Oct 12, 2024In response to the Gaza War, Nicaragua declared on Friday that it will be severing ties with Israel, branding the Israeli government as “fascist and genocidal.” Vice President Rosario Murillo, who is also President Daniel Ortega’s...
