Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called for finding a way to stop the Russia-Ukraine war through negotiations and a peaceful manner.
She made the call when Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov paid a courtesy call on her at the latter official Ganabhaban residence here this morning prior to her departure for New Delhi, India to attend the G-20 Summit.
PM Deputy Press Secretary Hasan Jahid Tusher briefed reporters after the meeting.
Lavrov arrived in Dhaka on Thursday evening on a two-day visit after attending the East Asia Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia.
This is the first-ever visit to Bangladesh by any Russian Foreign Minister since independence.
BRAHMANBARIA: Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq today said Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Imran Ahmed Bhuiyan has been sacked from his post.
The law minister said this while talking to newsmen at Akhaura Railway Station this morning.
Earlier, the Law and Justice Division issued a gazette notification, dismissing Imran Ahmed Bhuiyan from the post of DAG by cancelling his appointment in the public interest.
NEW DELHI: G20 leaders descended on New Delhi Friday, with deep divisions between heavyweight members and Chinese President Xi Jinping no-show calling the bloc relevance into question.
The G20 was conceived in the throes of the 2008 financial crisis as a way of managing the global economy.
But finding consensus among members has been increasingly difficult in recent years.
With several leaders already in New Delhi -- spruced up and partly emptied of people for the occasion -- hosts India were scrambling for agreement on pressing issues like the Ukraine war, climate and global governance.
JAKARTA, Indonesia: President Mohammed Shahabuddin today sought urgent global actions to find durable solutions to the Rohingya issue as any delay in safe, voluntary and sustainable repatriation of displaced Myanmar nationals may put the entire region at risk.
"It is the collective responsibility of the international community to find a durable solution to the Rohingya crisis in its place of origin in Myanmar," he said.
The President was speaking at the opening session of the "18th East Asia Summit (EAS)" on the sidelines of 43rd ASEAN Summit at Jakarta Convention Centre (JCC) here this morning.