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State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed has said that Sheikh Hasina will be arrested and sent to jail as soon as she is sent back from India. She made this statement while speaking as the chief guest at a views‑exchange meeting on overall improvement of the law and order situation, held on Tuesday (8 September) at the conference room of the Deputy Commissioner of Madaripur. In the meeting, the junior minister said: "What a convicted person says while sitting somewhere is not a...

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has said Saudi Arabia has expressed interest in investing in Bangladesh's artificial intelligence, information technology, solar power, renewable energy, fisheries, and food sectors. "The Saudi government wants to invest in Bangladesh by utilising their expertise in these sectors," she said. Her remarks came during a briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today (Tuesday). The State Minister said a joint meeting on investment will be...

Discussions are ongoing between Bangladesh and India over the renewal of the 30-year Ganges water-sharing treaty, which is set to expire in December this year, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has said.Responding to a question from journalists, Shama Obaed said the two countries are maintaining regular diplomatic dialogue on the treaty. She cited Bangladesh's confidence that India would play a constructive role, taking into account mutual interests, regional cooperation, and...

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has said that the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) must be kept free from bilateral disputes. She made this statement on Monday while addressing a seminar titled "Re-building Trust, Re-renewing Regional Integration: Pathways for Revitalizing SAARC," organized by the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS).The State Minister pointed out that the SAARC Charter explicitly states bilateral and co...