Bilateral-Relations

A French language education centre affiliated with the French Embassy in Tehran has been shut down by Iranian authorities, prompting France to take countermeasures. The French Foreign Ministry said the Iranian ambassador will be summoned and appropriate measures will be taken. Earlier on Sunday, Tehran shut down the centre under a judicial order over allegations of involvement in “illegal activities.” Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported that the decision was made because the c...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman left Dhaka for New York in the United States on Monday to attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. He departed Dhaka at 5:50 am on a scheduled Turkish Airlines flight. A 35 member Bangladesh delegation including four ministers is accompanying Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on the visit. This is the first participation of the current government in the UN General Assembly. The four ministers in the delegation are Finance Minister Amir Khos...

Chinese President Xi Jinping may attend the BRICS summit scheduled to be held in New Delhi on September 12 and 13 as China and India work to normalize relations. Three sources told Reuters this information. If Xi visits Delhi, it would be his first visit to India in seven years. It would also be seen as another major sign of a thaw in relations between the two countries following the 2020 border clash. However, the visit would take place amid longstanding border disputes and differences ov...

Efforts are underway to normalize relations between Delhi and Dhaka. Meanwhile, Parag Jain, chief of India’s external intelligence agency ‘RAW,’ has arrived in Bangladesh on an official visit. He landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on an Air India flight yesterday afternoon. A diplomatic source said Parag Jain is leading a four-member high level delegation during the visit at the invitation of the Bangladeshi authorities. However, neither country has officially disclosed anyth...

Singapore seeks expanded investment, trade partnership with BangladeshSingapore has expressed strong interest in significantly expanding its trade and investment engagement with Bangladesh, with particular emphasis on the Bay Terminal project and agricultural imports as part of efforts to deepen bil...

A delegation from the United States Trade Representative (USTR), the primary trade negotiating body of the U.S., will soon visit Bangladesh to strengthen trade dialogue between the two nations. The delegation will be led by Brendan Lynch, the Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for South and Central...