BANGLADESH FOREIGN MINISTER

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's abrupt return from Beijing has sparked speculation about unmet expectations from her China visit. Reports suggest that despite promises of substantial financial aid, China offered a significantly smaller pac...

Foreign Ministers from the BIMSTEC member countries have gathered in the national capital for a two-day retreat meeting to bolster cooperation among Bay of Bengal countries. BIMSTEC is a regional organisation comprising 7 member states - Bangladesh,...

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will host his counterparts for the 2nd BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers' Retreat in New Delhi on July 11-12.

India sees Bangladesh as a "close and valued neighbour" with rapidly growing capabilities. For India, Bangladesh is the converging point of its "Neighbourhood First" and "Act East" policies besides the SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Regio...

India is presumed to have a reservation over China's involvement in a major project near its strategic Siliguri Corridor, also known as the Chicken's Neck, while Bangladesh's foreign ministry earlier said Dhaka would "take into cognizance the geopol...

Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra has emphasized the significance of Bangladesh in India's strategic plans for regional cooperation and security. He stated that Bangladesh is crucial for India's SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region) doctrin...

India and Bangladesh strengthened defense ties, signing agreements to enhance cooperation in maritime security, ocean economy, space, and telecommunication sectors. Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed Bangladesh's inclusion in the Indo-Pacific Oce...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held extensive talks with Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to strengthen cooperation in trade, connectivity, and energy. The two leaders have met ten times since 2019, making unprecedented transformations in thei...

Newly-appointed Minister of State (MoS) Kirtivardhan Singh welcomed the visiting Bangladesh PM at the airport. This visit will give a "major boost" to India-Bangladesh ties, Official Spokesperson, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Randhir Jaiswal ...

India is inviting heads of state and government from Sri Lanka, Maldives, Mauritius, and the Seychelles to the swearing-in ceremony of the next Narendra Modi government on June 9. The focus is on the western and southern Indian Ocean (IOR), where In...

President Droupadi Murmu will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 9 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, marking his historic third consecutive term. The ceremony, set for 7:15 PM, will see attendance from thousands o...

Kyrgyzstan Violence News: The Indian embassy in Kyrgyzstan has advised foreign students to stay indoors due to reports of violence against them. The situation is currently calm, but students are advised to contact the embassy for any issues. Externa...

India is interested in financing Bangladesh's Teesta economic zone project, a dredging and development project aimed at turning the Teesta river belt into a zone of economic activity. India's interest was expressed during a meeting between Banglades...

In the first official visit of a high-level official to Bangladesh after the formation of the new government in January 2024 here, Kwatra also met Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud and his counterpart Masud Bin Momen.

India has offered its support to construct a reservoir on the cross-border Teesta River in Bangladesh, Foreign Minister Hassan Mahmud said on Thursday, after visiting Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra met him and called on Prime Minister Sheikh H...

Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud expressed gratitude to both the citizens and the Indian government for their unwavering support towards ensuring a democratic electoral process in the country, emphasizing the importance of maintaining ...

The worsening security conditions in Myanmar are a cause for concern for both India and Bangladesh, as they have the potential to affect regional peace and stability, stated Bangladesh Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday, shortly after discus...

Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud met with India's National Security Adviser Ajit Doval in New Delhi, focusing on bolstering regional cooperation for security and stability. Mahmud's visit, his first since the new Bangladesh government's fo...

Foreign Minister N P Saud stated that the border issue between Nepal and India should be resolved through political consensus. The technical mechanisms and joint technical committee should find an acceptable solution to the border problem. The recen...