Ambassador Sandeep Arya, Ambassador of India to Bhutan, paid a courtesy call on Foreign Secretary Pema Lektup Dorji at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade on 20 January 2026. During the meeting, they discussed ways to add momentum to, and further strengthen, the very close and special ties ...

Pursuant to the earlier notification regarding the suspension of the “Visa on Arrival” facility by the Government of Bangladesh for a period of one month, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade would like to inform the general public that the Embassy of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh in ...

UN Resident Coordinator Pays Courtesy Call on Hon’ble Foreign Minister The United Nations Resident Coordinator to Bhutan, Mr. Gaurav Ray, paid a courtesy call on the Hon’ble Foreign Minister, Lyonpo D.N. Dhungyel, at the Gyalyong Tshogkhang in Thimphu on 14 January 2026. The Hon’ble Foreign Minister warmly welcomed Mr. Ray ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade would like to inform the general public that the Embassy of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh in Thimphu has officially conveyed that the Government of Bangladesh has suspended the “Visa on Arrival” facility for all eligible countries, including Bhutan, with effect from ...

Presentation of Credentials by the United Nations Resident Coordinator         Thimphu, 31 December 2025 Mr. Gaurav Ray, the new United Nations Resident Coordinator in Bhutan, presented his credentials to the Hon’ble Prime Minister, Dasho Tshering Tobgay, at the Gyalyong Tshogkhang today. The Credentials Ceremony was attended by the senior ...

Upon the Royal command of His Majesty The King, Lyonpo D.N. Dhungyel, Hon’ble Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade, led a delegation of senior officials from the Royal Government to pay respects and offer prayers at the State Funeral of late Begum Khaleda Zia in Dhaka on 31 December ...

His Majesty The King bestowed the National Order of Merit (Gold) to Dato’ Adam Htoon, Honorary Consul of Bhutan in Victoria, and Ms. Julia Booth, Honorary Consul of Bhutan in New South Wales, Australia on the occasion of the 118th National Day in Bumthang for their extraordinary service to Bhutan. ...

At the command of His Majesty The King, a special prayer ceremony was conducted at the Grand Kuenrey of the Tashichhodzong on 15 December 2025 for the victims of the horrific attack at Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia. Cabinet Ministers, senior government officials, and representatives of the Central Monastic Body attended ...

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On the command of His Majesty The King, Dasho Karma Hamu Dorjee, Ambassador of Bhutan to Sri Lanka handed over a financial contribution of USD 200,000 (United States Dollars Two Hundred Thousand) to His Excellency Mr. Vijitha Herath, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism on 08 December 2025 ...