Diplomacy

US to help Bangladesh recover stolen money: envoy

BSS, Dhaka: The United States (US) has assured Bangladesh of providing support to repatriating its stolen money. US Charge d’Affaires Helen LaFave made the assurance as she paid a farewell

Bangladesh, Australia seek effective initiatives to promote regular migration

TDS Desk: Bangladesh and Australia have stressed effective initiatives from both sides for facilitating regular and safe migration. Australia has underscored the need for containing “irregular migration” while promoting safe

Dhaka highlights youth’s role in democratic reforms at Commonwealth Summit

TDS Desk: Highlighting the role of Bangladesh’s youth in fostering recent democratic reforms in Bangladesh, foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain has called upon Commonwealth leaders to engage 1.5 billion

UN fact-finding mission expected to finalize report by early Dec: Turk

TDS Desk: The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said on Wednesday that the independent UN Fact-Finding Mission, which is investigating atrocities committed during the July mass

Death penalty abolition not feasible in current context: Asif Nazrul tells UN rights chief

TDS Desk: Abolishing the death penalty is not feasible in the current context, Law Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul said on Tuesday (29 October). “The death penalty is deeply ingrained

Saudi Ambassador meets Yunus

TDS Desk: The Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Bangladesh, Essa Youssef Essa Al Duhailan, met with Chief Adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh, Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus, at his