#IndianNavy's Mission Deployed warship & an LRMP responded to a piracy attack on MV Abdullah, a Bangladeshi-flagged vessel, whilst enroute from Mozambique to the United Arab Emirates.
On receipt of intimation, the LRMP was immediately deployed & after locating the MV in evening of #12Mar 24, attempted to establish communication to ascertain status of ship's crew members. However, no response was received from the ship.
The Mission Deployed warship on #MaritimeSecurityOperations, which had also been diverted, intercepted the hijacked MV on the morning of #14Mar 24. The safety of the MV's crew (all Bangladesh nationals) held hostage by the armed pirates was ascertained & the warship continued to maintain in close vicinity of the MV till its arrival in the territorial waters of Somalia.
First 🇧🇩🇪🇺Political Dialogue underway, co-chaired by Hon. State Min for Foreign Affairs, Shahriar Alam MP and EEAS Deputy Secretary General Enrique Mora. CT, peacekeeping, maritime security, food security and foreign policy issues amongst the deliberations.
Pleased to join IOM @AbdusattorEsoev, President of DCAB Rezaul Lotus and Prof Shahidul Haque at Workshop on Migration and Media - media has a vital role on this complex and geopolitically challenging issue.🇪🇺🇧🇩have expanding migration partnership.
Shocked, stunned & miserable…
Will miss you Warnie. There was never a dull moment with you around, on or off the field. Will always treasure our on field duels & off field banter. You always had a special place for India & Indians had a special place for you.
Gone too young!
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$6.9 million USD worth military equipment was exported to Bangladesh by the Turkish Defense and Aviation Industry in January 2022. In 2021, Turkey's exports to Bangladesh was amounted to 538.6 million USD for all sectors.
@TyrannosurusRex@SavunmaSanayiST
First visit to the excellent new 🇧🇩Bangabandhu Military Museum and associated galleries. It tells remarkable stories in a series of incredible spaces. One of the best museums I’ve visited. Great to see the public enjoying it.
1/2: FM Dr Momen congratulated Cambodian Deputy PM and FM Prak Sokhonn on Cambodia’s assumption of @ASEAN Chairmanship. Dr. Momen also congratulated Mr. Sokhonn on being appointed as the Special Envoy of the ASEAN Chair to Myanmar.
Fantastic couple of days in the southern Sundarbans enjoying the restorative power of the natural world. Great to see the effort being being made to protect this 🇧🇩global example of a Nature Based Solution
PM #SheikhHasina is for effective collaboration betn @TheCVF & @commonwealthsec
for implementing #ParisAgreement. She said Bangladesh scrapped 10 coal-based power plant projects involving $12 billion foreign investment and is set for 40% of energy from renewable sources by 2041.
PM #SheikhHasina emphasized the dangers facing @TheCVF countries due to the emission of carbon-dioxide elsewhere and urged the world leaders to uphold their pledge to mitigate the damage.
@COP26
Excellent meeting with PM Hasina @BangladeshPM who is helping to ensure vulnerable voices are heard as chair of the Climate Vulnerable Forum. Pleased Bangladesh🇧🇩has joined the task force. #COP26