- July movement martyr Ridoy buried at his family graveyard
- Chief Advisor to discuss tariff issue with US administration
- Rain brings respite to Dhaka residents amid heatwave
- US Tariffs: Dr Yunus holds emergency meeting, give necessary directives
- Govt has sufficient food grains stocks as food security: Food Adviser
- Why Turkey’s youth-led protests offer hope
- Pakistan army commanders express ‘complete solidarity’ with Palestine
- India must move forward considering Bangladesh as a friend country: Annie
- US Senate Republicans approve Trump tax, spending cuts
- Myanmar Earthquake: Death toll surpasses 3,300
- We saw Sheikh Hasina's disrespectful behavior towards you: Modi tells Dr. Yunus
- Populous capital still empty and no traffic jam visible
- NBR to decide response to 37% US counter-tariff tomorrow
- Pakistan urges global action to curb illicit arms flow to terrorist groups in Afghanistan
- Offices reopen Sunday after 9 days Eid vacation
- Trade through Benapole Port resumes after 8 days
- There is no other place like Bangladesh where communal harmony thrives: Home Advisor
- 'When Life Gives You Tangerines' becomes highest-rated K-drama on IMDb
- US Tariff: CA to hold emergency meeting this evening
- Ready to provide further humanitarian support: CA tells Myanmar
Biden signs with talent agency to shape post-presidency career
Former US President Joe Biden has signed with a Los Angeles talent agency, marking a move in shaping his career after the presidency, report UNB. This signing reconnects him with Creative Artists Agency (CAA), which represented him from 2017 to 2020. President Biden is one of Americas most...
Perplexity AI proposes merger with TikTok US, source reveals
U.S. search engine startup Perplexity AI has submitted a bid to merge with TikToks U.S. operations, according to a source familiar with the matter. The bid was presented to TikToks Chinese parent company, ByteDance, on Saturday, the source told Reuters. TikTok is facing a potential U.S. ban...
Aafia Siddiqui appeals for presidential pardon before Trump's takeover
Aafia Siddiqui, the Pakistani neuroscientist jailed in the US, has expressed hope for her release after new evidence emerged suggesting her innocence. Siddiqui, once dubbed Lady al Qaeda by critics, was convicted in 2010 for attempting to kill an FBI agent in Afghanistan, a charge she has long...
TikTok says it will go dark Sunday without Biden’s interference
TikTok warned late Friday it will go dark in the United States on Sunday unless President Joe Bidens administration provides assurances to companies like Apple and Google that it will not face enforcement actions when a ban takes effect. The statement came hours after the Supreme Court upheld a...
Cuban jailed opposition leader freed in deal with Biden
Cuban opposition leader Jose Daniel Ferrer was among a group of prisoners released on Thursday in a landmark deal with departing US President Joe Biden that has led to emotional reunions across the communist island. Ferrer, 54, is the most high-profile of the prisoners that Cuba began freeing...
Five things to know about Biden’s farewell address
With only days left in the White House, President Joe Biden was saving a few surprises for his farewell address Wednesday evening. Instead of simply summing up his term in office, he used the opportunity to issue dire warnings about the future and call for deep changes to the countrys foundational...
Oligarchy of ultra-rich taking shape in US: Biden
Outgoing US President Joe Biden warned of a dangerous oligarchy taking shape in America, as he delivered his farewell address and brought a decades-long career in politics to an end. Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence that really threatens our...
Biden to hand unfinished agenda to Trump for chaotic Mideast
US President Joe Bidens national security adviser Jake Sullivan described the Middle East in late September 2023 as quieter than it had been in two decades. That assessment did not age well. Just eight days later, Hamas launched a deadly surprise attack from Gaza into Israel, triggering a war...
Biden says Gaza deal based on his framework while Trump claims credit
US President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump both claimed credit on Wednesday for a Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages deal that was months in the making but was helped across the line by a Trump envoy. In announcing the ceasefire, Biden noted the final deal largely mirrored the framework of...
How Biden saved about a million immigrants from deportation
In a move that could potentially delay the US President-elect Donald Trumps plans to crack down on immigration, the Joe Biden administration has extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 900,000 immigrants from Venezuela, El Salvador, Ukraine, and Sudan, reports NDTV. This decision,...
Biden extends temporary protections for nearly 1 million immigrants
The Biden administration on Friday extended temporary deportation protections (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of immigrants residing in the United States as communities brace for the incoming Trump administration. The relief known as Temporary Protected Status applies to people who would face...
Biden to deliver capstone address on foreign policy legacy
President Joe Biden plans to deliver a capstone address Monday on his foreign policy legacy, according to the White House, reports UNB. The outgoing president is expected to use his address at the State Department to highlight his administrations efforts to expand NATO, rally dozens of allies to...
USA govt moves to block plea deal for alleged 9/11 mastermind
The Biden administration has urged a federal appeals court to block a plea agreement for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged architect of the 9/11 attacks, and two co-defendants, which would spare them the death penalty, reports CNN. In a brief filed Tuesday, the Justice Department argued that...
Blinken 'confident' Gaza ceasefire to come, either under Biden or after
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced confidence Monday that a ceasefire deal in Gaza would come together, but possibly after President Joe Biden leaves office on January 20. Blinken, who tried repeatedly and unsuccessfully last year to broker a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, said...
Nippon Steel may sue US over Biden's block of US Steel acquisition
Nippon Steel, whose multibillion-dollar proposal to buy struggling US Steel was blocked by President Joe Biden last week, says it is considering taking legal action against the US government. We are considering this as an important option, Tadashi Imai, president of Nippon Steel, told reporters...