One Bangladeshi national and another person have been killed in an Iranian missile strike in Saudi Arabia amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Twelve more Bangladeshis were injured in the incident.
The Bangladesh government has withdrawn five ambassadors and high commissioners who were appointed on a contractual basis during the interim government.
The government has withdrawn Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK Abida Islam from her post.
Iran’s ambassador to Bangladesh, Jalil Rahimi Jahanabadi, has called on Dhaka to express sympathy and support for Iran as a country under attack, saying Tehran is not seeking military assistance from Bangladesh following recent strikes by the United States and Israel.
Iranian Ambassador to Dhaka, Jalil Rahimi Jahanabadi, said that the United States and Israel launched attacks in the middle of ongoing negotiations, violating international law.
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs S. Paul Kapur has arrived in Dhaka on a two-day visit aimed at strengthening strategic ties between the United States and Bangladesh.