State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed has said that if former prime minister Sheikh Hasina returns to the country, she must surrender and go to jail according to the law .
Bangladesh will observe a half-day state mourning on Thursday, July 16, following the death of Qatar's former Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaid Islam has addressed the recent administrative shuffles at the Foreign Secretary level across key diplomatic missions, including Delhi, New York, London, and Geneva. She stated that changes, reshuffles, and the induction of new personnel within government ministries are part of an ongoing process and nothing unusual.
Bangladesh has called for a more adaptive, technology-driven and future-ready United Nations Police, urging reforms to enhance its capacity to respond effectively to increasingly complex global security challenges.
Bangladesh and Pakistan have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations, with the two countries' home ministers holding high-level talks on security cooperation, counter-narcotics efforts, police training, urban safety and the Rohingya crisis.
BIMSTEC Secretary General Indra Mani Pandey has met with Foreign Affairs State Minister Shama Obaed Islam. The meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday, July 7.