State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam has expressed his optimism that France will continue to support Bangladesh's bid for a GSP+ facility beyond 2029 under the European Union's new GSP Regulation. Bangladesh is widely considered as a success story for the EU's everything-but-arms (EBA) scheme. The EBA scheme removes tariffs and quotas for all imports of goods
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam on Thursday said that ambassadors "need to understand the political history of Bangladesh" before making any public statement. The state minister Alam said this during a telephone call with the US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Thursday (22 December). State Minister reaffirmed that Bangladesh is fully committed to
US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman has reaffirmed the importance of promoting human rights and holding free, fair, and peaceful national elections in Bangladesh due late next year.