President receives credentials of Bulgarian ambassador
President receives credentials of Bulgarian ambassador

President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Sunday received credentials of the newly appointed non-resident ambassador of Bulgaria, Dr Nikolai Yankov. Welcoming the new ambassador, the President said the relations between Bulgaria and Bangladesh have been increasing gradually since independence,...

Trump nominates former senator David Perdue as U.S. ambassador to China
Trump nominates former senator David Perdue as U.S. ambassador to China

President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday his decision to appoint former Senator David Perdue as the U.S. ambassador to China, selecting a seasoned politician with extensive business experience to manage a relationship strained by mistrust and trade disputes. He will be instrumental in...

Trump selects billionaire banker as U.S. ambassador to the UK
Trump selects billionaire banker as U.S. ambassador to the UK

President-elect Donald Trump selected billionaire investment banker Warren Stephens as his choice for U.S. ambassador to the UK on Monday. The longtime Republican donor was once reportedly opposed to Trump and gave money to a group dedicated to stopping him from winning his partys presidential...

Austrian companies keen to invest in Bangladesh: Ambassador
Austrian companies keen to invest in Bangladesh: Ambassador

Austrian companies are keen to invest in Bangladesh as the Western European nation seeks to build economic ties with Bangladesh, non-resident ambassador of Austria Katharina Wieser said on Monday (November 18). Wieser, who is based in New Delhi but serves as the envoy to Bangladesh, made the...

Elon Musk met Iran UN ambassador on defusing tension between Tehran and Washington
Elon Musk met Iran UN ambassador on defusing tension between Tehran and Washington

Elon Musk, the tech billionaire closely allied with US President-elect Donald Trump, met Irans ambassador to the United Nations in a bid to defuse tensions between Tehran and Washington, The New York Times reported Thursday. The newspaper quoted anonymous Iranian sources as describing the...

Govt cancels appointments of US, Russia, UAE envoys
Govt cancels appointments of US, Russia, UAE envoys

The government has cancelled the contractual appointments of three ambassadors posted in the United States (US), Russia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), news agency UNB reported. The Public Administration Ministry issued an order cancelling their appointments on Monday. They are --...

Mushfiqul Fazal appointed as ambassador with senior secretary rank
Mushfiqul Fazal appointed as ambassador with senior secretary rank

The ministry of foreign affairs has appointed eminent journalist Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey as the ambassador in the rank of senior secretary. The information was revealed on Monday through a government circular. According to the circular, Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey is appointed as Ambassador in a...