State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam

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Bangladesh aims to put AI at heart of tech diplomacy, public services

Adviser Rehan Asif Asad says Bangladesh will have its own sovereign AI within 12 months, with computing chips and memory modules already secured.

Indonesian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Anis Matta talks with State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam during a meeting at her office on 8 October 2026. Photo: Courtesy

Indonesia keen to work closely with Bangladesh for greater economic cooperation

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam holds a meeting with representatives from Montenegro to discuss strengthening bilateral ties, including trade, investment, and labour cooperation. Photo: Courtesy

Dhaka, Podgorica discuss trade, investment, labour cooperation

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam. Photo: Collected

Dhaka doesn't want to be a chessboard for other: Shama

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Bangladesh calls for stronger global action on autism, inclusion

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam attends the ministerial meeting of the Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution at the UN headquarters in New York on 24 September 2026. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Bangladesh reaffirms support for independent Palestine at UN meeting

Bangladesh State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam speaks at the 16th Ministerial Meeting of the United Nations Group of Friends of Mediation in New York on 24 September 2026. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Shama urges safeguards for AI use in mediation

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam meets Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen at her office on 14 September 2026. Photo: Collected

Shama Obaed appreciates China's continued support for Bangladesh's development

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam speaks at a roundtable on the Rohingya crisis at BIISS in Dhaka. Photo: Collected

Dhaka seeks fitting measures, security in Rakhine to avoid another cycle of displacement

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed. File Photo: Collected

Gor's Boeing remarks may have referred to earlier deal, says Shama Obaed

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Committed to protecting human rights, no political vendetta: Shama Obaed

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'Bangladesh First' to guide decision on joining any pact: Shama Obaed

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam meets outgoing Saarc Secretary General Ambassador Md Golam Sarwar at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka today (17 August). Photo: Collected

Dhaka reiterates commitment to revitalising Saarc