:Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bangladesh)
{{short description|Government ministry of Bangladesh}}
{{Infobox government agency
| name = Ministry of Foreign Affairs
| native_name_a = {{lang|bn|পররাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রণালয়}}
| type = Ministry
| seal = Government Seal of Bangladesh.svg
| seal_width = 150px
| seal_caption = Government Seal of Bangladesh
| formed = {{start date and age|14 April 1971}}
| preceding2 =
| dissolved =
| superseding =
| jurisdiction = Government of Bangladesh
| employees =
| budget = {{BDTConvert|1775|c|1k=yes}} (2024-2025)
| headquarters = Segunbagicha, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
| minister_type = Adviser
| minister1_name = Md. Touhid Hossain
| minister1_pfo = Adviser for Foreign Affairs
| chief1_name = Md. Jashim Uddin
| chief1_position = Secretary
| chief2_name = Rear Admiral Md Khurshed Alam
| chief2_position = Secretary (MAU)
| chief3_name = Mahbub Uz Zaman
| chief3_position = Secretary for Asia-Pacific region
| chief4_name = Kamrul Ahsan
| chief4_position = Secretary for Europe, Africa and Americas
| chief5_name = Md. Nazrul Islam
| chief5_position = Additional Foreign Secretary
| website = {{URL|www.mofa.gov.bd}}
}}
Ministry of Foreign Affairs ({{langx|bn|পররাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রণালয়}}; Pronounced: Pòrôrāshtro Mōntronàlôy), abbreviated as MOFA, is the Bangladeshi state ministry which oversees foreign relations of Bangladesh. It is headquartered in Segunbagicha, Dhaka.
Fundamental foreign policy of Bangladesh
{{Main|Foreign policy of Bangladesh}}
The State shall base its international relations on the principles of respect for national sovereignty and equality, non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries, peaceful settlements of international disputes, and respect for international law and the principles enunciated in the United Nations Charter, and on the basis of those principles shall;
- Strive for the renunciation of the use of force in international relations and for general and complete disarmament;
- Uphold the right of every people freely to determine and build up its own social, economic and political system by ways and means of its own free choice; and
- Support oppressed peoples throughout the world waging a just struggle against imperialism colonialism or racialism.
Present
The government has taken measures to bring back Bangladeshi citizen stranded in Sudan through Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.{{Cite news |date=2023-04-29 |title=Bangladeshis stranded in Sudan to be brought back via Jeddah |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/foreign-affairs/2023/04/29/bangladeshis-stranded-in-sudan-to-be-brought-back-via-jeddah |access-date=2023-04-29 |work=Dhaka Tribune |language=en}}
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.mofa.gov.bd/ Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
{{Ministries of Bangladesh}}
{{Foreign affairs ministries of the World}}
{{authority control}}
Category:Foreign relations of Bangladesh
Category:1971 establishments in Bangladesh
Category:Ministries established in 1971
{{foreignrelations-stub}}
{{Bangladesh-gov-stub}}