Handicraft products and Ao dai (traditional long dress) of Vietnam have been introduced to people of Bangladesh and international friends at the 3rd international craft festival, which was held recently in Dhaka.

The Vietnamese Government has decided to offer financial assistance to Bangladesh to help provide humanitarian aid for migrants from the Myanmar state of Rakhine.

Leaders of Bangladesh and Kazakhstan have congratulated General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong on his election as President of Vietnam.

Memorial services were held overseas to remember former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Do Muoi over the last few days.

Respect-paying and memorial ceremonies for President Tran Dai Quang were organised at the Vietnamese Embassies in Malaysia and Bangladesh, and the Vietnamese Consulate General in Hong Kong, China, on September 26.

Vietnam and Bangladesh should make stronger efforts to translate potential into sound cooperation in economics, trade and investment, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told Bangladeshi Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed during their meeting in Hanoi on September 13.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said he was pleased with the positive development of Vietnam-Bangladesh relations in the recent time, especially the good outcomes of the visit to Bangladesh in March by President Tran Dai Quang.

Vietnam and Bangladesh are the only Asian countries to be invited to the G7 Outreach Summit in Charlevoix region, Canada’s Quebec state, from June 8-10, proving that G7 member states and the host, Canada, highly appreciate Vietnam’s role and stature.

The United Nations (UN) and Myanmar on June 6 signed an agreement enabling the UN to approach and join hands in dealing with the crisis in Rakhine state and returning Rohingya refugees.

Myanmar’s National Security Advisor Thaung Tun said the country is willing to take back all 700,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees who have fled to Bangladesh due to violence if they volunteer to return.

The army of Bangladesh and Vietnam can share experience and work together in various fields, especially in United Nations peacekeeping operations and natural disaster prevention and relief, said a Bangladeshi diplomat.

Vietnam crushed Bangladesh 7-0 in the second match of Group B of the AFC Women’s Futsal Championship in Bangkok, Thailand on May 4.

Kuwaiti Ambassador to the United Nations Mansour al-Otaibi has said that the UN Security Council will press Myanmar to ensure that Rohingya who fled the country can return home in safety and freedom.

Vietnam is keen to develop friendship and cooperation with Bangladesh and the two countries can share experience in economic development, poverty reduction and gender equality promotion.