report in Prothom Alo, Dec 29, 2023Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen expressed confidence that Bangladesh’s national election on 7 January will be conducted in a fair and festive atmosphere. He reassured that there is no need for anxiety or fear regarding potential sanctions post-election, and if any sanctions arise, Bangladesh will face them. These statements were made during an exchange of views with leaders of the Diplomatic Correspondents Association Bangladesh (DCAB) at the Ministry of…
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Report in Prothom Alo, Dec 09, 2023Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has written a letter to the office of the secretary general of the United Nations (UN), seeking its constructive and collaborative role amidst the ongoing pressure on Bangladesh. With Earle Courtenay Rattray, chef de cabinet at executive office of the secretary general, in the address line, the letter noted that Bangladesh is facing ‘undue, unwarranted, and vested political pressure’ from different corners ahead of…
by Selim Zahid in Prothom Alo, Nov 7, 2023 Dhaka: Twelve top leaders of BNP including the party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir have been arrested over the past six days. Such a large number of leaders have not been arraigned centering a single incident in the recent past. Having observed the situation, party leaders and activists said the attacking and foiling of the 28 October rally was pre-planned, and the on-going arrests of…
report in Prothom Alo, Nov 6, 2023Terming the Bangladesh Nationalist Party as a ‘party of terrorists’, governing Bangladesh Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has said no dialogue can be held with that party. “The phase of dialogue has ended. Once we told them to scrape the conditions for dialogue but that time has ended,” he said. Obaidul Quader made these remarks while replying to queries from journalists at the Awami League’s central office on…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, October 28, 2023United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres is paying an official visit to Nepal from October 29 to November 1, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday. The visit had earlier been planned for the second week of October, but was rescheduled due to the outbreak of conflict between Israel and Hamas militants on October 7. This will be Secretary General Guterres’ first visit to Nepal since taking…
report in The News, Oct 5, 2023ISLAMABAD: Army chief General Asim Munir discussed the “recent regional developments” with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, the US Department of Defense said in a statement. In a brief statement, the defense department said the chief of army staff (COAS) and Secretary Austin discussed the regional matters during a phone call. They also discussed areas of mutual interest between the two countries. The military’s media wing, the Inter-Services Public…
report in Prothom Alo, Sept 29, 2023The internal conflict within both the Awami League and BNP has escalated significantly in Faridpur, in the lead-up to the upcoming national parliament elections. Within the district Awami League, there are two active factions. The first faction is under the leadership of the district president, general secretary, and joint secretary. The second faction operates under the central committee member Bipul Ghosh. Notably, the former president of the district Awami…
report in Prothom Alo, Sept 28, 2023Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said the ruling party would play the game in October and December, and also in the first week of January. Quader, also road Transport and bridges minister, made the statement in response to warning by the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) that they would take to the streets to remove the government of prime minister Sheikh Hasina if she does not…
report in Nepalnews.com, Sept 1, 2023 at 19:32 hrsA high level delegation of CPN UML led by General Secretary Shankar Pokhrel is leaving for China for a goodwill visit tomorrow, Saturday. The delegation is in a 12-day visit at the invitation of Chinese Communist Party, according to a press release issued by secretary of central publicity department of UML, Gagan Bista. The team consists of party standing committee member and chief of foreign affairs department,…
report in Khaama Press online, August 17, 2023Qatar’s Special Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Counterterrorism and Mediation in Conflict Resolution, Mutlaq bin Majed al-Qahtani met on Wednesday with Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) for Afghanistan Roza Otunbayeva, who is visiting the country. According to an official statement from Qatar’s Foreign Ministry, the two diplomats held an extensive discussion that covered the collaborative initiatives between Qatar and the…
by Kelum Bandara in Daily Mirror, 22 July 2023 Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra said land connectivity between India and Sri Lanka was proposed by Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe. The President came up with the same proposal for the construction of a bridge between the two countries when he was the Prime Minister between 2002 and 2004. Making his remarks at a press conference in New Delhi, the Indian Foreign Secretary said that…