Bangladesh
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Bangladesh welcomes Iran-US ceasefire
TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – Bangladesh’s Foreign Ministry welcomed the ceasefire between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States, expressing hope that all parties respect the truce.
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Iran congratulates Bangladesh on recent elections
TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – The spokesman of the Iranian foreign ministry congratulated the successful holding of the Bangladeshi parliamentary elections on Monday.
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Sri Lanka, Bangladesh felicitate Iran on Islamic Rev. anniv.
TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) – The foreign ministers of Sri Lanka and Bangladesh on Saturday congratulated their Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi on the 47th victory anniversary of the Islamic Revolution of Iran.
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Bangladesh’s BNP wins big in first election
TEHRAN, Feb. 13 (MNA) – The Bangladesh Nationalist Party won a landslide parliamentary election Friday, local TV stations showed, securing a resounding mandate in a pivotal vote that is expected to restore political stability in the nation.
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Gharibabadi meets with Bangladesh FM adviser for talks
TEHRAN, Dec. 15 (MNA) – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, met and held talks with Adviser to the Foreign Ministry of Bangladesh Mohammad Touhid Hossain in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Monday.
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Bangladesh court convicts ousted PM Hasina of corruption
TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – A Bangladeshi court on Monday sentenced ousted ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to five years in prison for corruption related to the Dhaka's Purbachal New Town project.
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Bangladesh officials seize 10kgs gold from ousted PM Hasina
TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – Anti-corruption authorities in Bangladesh have seized about 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of gold worth about $1.3 million from bank lockers belonging to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, officials said on Wednesday.
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Magnitude 5.7 quake shakes Bangladesh
TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) – A moderate 5.7-magnitude earthquake shook Bangladesh on Friday, the country’s meteorological department said.
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Hasina sentenced to death by Bangladeshi tribunal
TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – A Dhaka court sentenced former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death in absentia, ruling she committed crimes against humanity during last year’s mass protests.
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Fire at Dhaka airport terminal suspended flights (+VIDEO)
TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – A massive fire broke out at the cargo section of Bangladesh's main Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital Dhaka on Saturday, suspending all flights and landing operations, according to airport officials.
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Huge anti-Israeli rally held in Bangladesh in support of Gaza
TEHRAN, Oct. 3 (MNA) – People in Bangladesh flocked to the street on Friday to condemn Israeli regime’s crimes against people in the Gaza Strip.
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Iran, Bangladesh FMs meet in Jeddah for bilateral talks
TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met and held talks with his Bangladeshi counterpart Md Touhid Hossain with on the sidelines of the extraordinary OIC foreign ministers’ summit.
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Iranian-Belgian film 'Nigeria' to compete in Bangladesh
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – The Iranian-Belgian short film ‘Nigeria’ directed by Sabah Gavili will compete in 16th edition of International Inter-University Short Film Festival (IIUSFF).
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Iran, Bangladesh FMs stress urgent stop of Gaza genocide
TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) – The foreign ministers of Iran and Bangladesh stressed the need for urgent action to stop the Israeli genocide in the Gaza Strip.
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Students protest in Bangladesh after jet crash kills 31
TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – National mourning turned to anger in Bangladesh on Tuesday as the death toll from a fighter jet crash into a school in Dhaka jumped to 31, sparking protests by hundreds of students against the interim government.
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At least 19 killed in Bangladesh air force jet crash
TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – A Bangladesh Air Force jet crashed into a college in the capital Dhaka on Monday, killing at least 19 people, according to emergency officials, in the country’s deadliest air incident in recent memory.
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Bangladesh air force jet crashes: 19 killed, 50 injured
TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – At least 19 people have been killed and more than 50 injured after a Bangladesh Air Force training jet crashed into buildings at a college campus in the capital Dhaka.
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UN cuts aid to refugees worldwide amid funding issues
TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has suspended the movement of refugees from neighboring countries to safe areas in Chad and South Sudan due to lack of funds, it said.