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  India for 'no crime, no death' border with Bangladesh

  Diplomatic Correspondent | Updated at 12:20pm on March 04, 2021

  Indian external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday emphasised making the border with Bangladesh free from criminal activities in order to stop deaths on both...

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  Govt committed to rule of law, freedom of expression: FM

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 02:10pm on February 26, 2021

  Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen spoke on the importance of the Human Rights Council to defend human rights following the principles of universality, impartiality and...

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  Washington asks Dhaka to respect rights issues

  Diplomatic Correspondent | Updated at 10:44am on February 24, 2021

  The US secretary of state Antony Blinken on Wednesday in a telephone conversation made an appeal to his Bangladeshi counterpart AK Abdul Momen in Washington...

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  UN seeks $600m a year to make Bangla official language

  Diplomatic Correspondent | Updated at 07:57pm on February 21, 2021

  The United Nations has sought $600 million a year for making Bangla one of its official languages as the global body faces shortage of funds,...

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  No objection to probe into allegations, says FM

  Diplomatic Correspondent | Updated at 12:28am on February 07, 2021

  Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen on Saturday said that the government had no objection to holding investigations into corruption allegations raised in a recent Al...

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  Myanmar junta writes to Bangladesh about takeover

  United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka | Updated at 02:13pm on February 06, 2021

  Myanmar has written to Bangladesh through the ambassador in Yangon explaining the military takeover of February 1. The current interim government conveyed that some 10.4...

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  Vigil intensified on Myanmar borders

  Diplomatic Correspondent | Updated at 01:26am on February 04, 2021

  Bangladesh will not welcome any further Rohingya influx from Myanmar as apprehended by a section of the international community, foreign minister AK Abdul Momen said...

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  FM urges Malaysia govt to finalise protocol on workers employment

  United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka | Updated at 02:33pm on February 02, 2021

  Bangladesh had urged Malaysia to finalise the protocol amending the MoU between the government of Malaysia and the government of Bangladesh on the employment of...

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  Myanmar shows positivity about Rohingya repatriation: FM

  United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka | Updated at 02:05pm on January 31, 2021

  Bangladesh foreign minister AK Abdul Momen on Sunday said Myanmar responded positively to begin Rohingya repatriation with the next round of talks scheduled for the...

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  Bangladesh to work closely with new US administration: Momen

  United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka | Updated at 11:47am on January 29, 2021

  Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen has congratulated new US secretary of state Antony John Blinken and shared Bangladesh’s willingness to work with the new US...