- Holiday declared in 3-hill districts on April 13 for Chaitra Sangkranti
- Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says 855 killed since Israel resumed strikes
- Hamza departs for England, promises to return in June
- Istanbul divided as Erdogan rival’s arrest sparks anti-govt protests
- Country receives highest ever remittances in 26 days of March
- 12-party alliance submits reform proposal to Consensus Commission
- Tarique Rahman extends Eid greetings to Chief Advisor
- BB re-fixes MFS transaction limit
- Taking oath as mayor depends on party decision: Ishraque
- France opposes 'any form of trade war', FM tells China
- Ishraque Hossain declared mayor of DSCC
- Russian deputy premier meets CA
- Things to know about the limited ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine
- Neglected in times of peace, Germany preps for emergency response
- Trump’s auto tariffs is a ‘direct attack’: Canadian PM
- 'Shobar Agey Bangladesh' concert on Apr 11
- China hopes Europe will make 'rational choice' as transatlantic alliance shifts
- Ready to negotiate to achieve goals: Hamas
- Chinese Exim Bank to support relocation of manufacturing plants in Bangladesh
- Ban Ki-moon, Dongyu meet Dr Yunus

‘Confident to advance our bilateral economic development’
US President Donald Trump has greeted Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and people of Bangladesh on the occasion of Independence Day, reports BSS. On behalf of the American people, I wish you and the people of Bangladesh a happy Independence Day. This time of transition presents an...

Trump's big move to change how US votes
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order seeking broad changes to elections in the US, including mandating voters to show proof that they are American citizens, counting only mail or absentee ballots received by Election Day and prohibiting non-US citizens from being able to...

US considers easing sanctions against Russia, Trump confirms
Moscow and Washington have expressed a commitment to advancing the Black Sea Initiative as part of efforts to address the ongoing Ukraine conflict. However, according to the Kremlin, the deal will only come into effect once the US lifts a range of sanctions that have been hindering Russias trade...

Pentagon chief slams judge for halting transgender ban
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth joined the mounting criticism of federal judges by President Donald Trump and others in his administration on Saturday, mocking the judge who blocked a ban on transgender troops in the U.S. military and suggesting she had exceeded her authority, reports The...

Trump denies Musk is receiving China briefing
The US President Donald Trump has dismissed reports by The New York Times and other outlets that his billionaire aide will receive a Pentagon briefing about how the US would handle a war with China, reports Al Jazeera. The Times had reported, citing unidentified sources, that Musk was scheduled...

Trump to sign order for US Education Department shut down
President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday calling for the shutdown of the Education Department, reports AP. Citing a White House official, who wished to be unnamed, the media said that this will fulfill a long-standing conservative goal to eliminate the agency. Trump...

Ukraine war: Trump to speak with Putin seeking end
US President Donald Trump confirmed he will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday as part of his efforts to bring an end to the war in Ukraine, reports UNB. Trump revealed the scheduled conversation to reporters while travelling from Florida to Washington aboard Air Force One on...

US must return Statue of Liberty to France – European Parliament member
Raphael Glucksmann, a French Member of the European Parliament, has called for the United States to return the Statue of Liberty to France, criticizing recent US policies under former President Donald Trump. The Statue of Liberty, a gift from France to the US in 1886, has long been a symbol of...

Children among 31 killed after US fighter jets bomb Yemen: Houthis
US fighter jets have carried out a series of air raids across Yemen, killing at least 31 people after President Donald Trump warned the Houthi group not to attack ships passing through the Red Sea, reports Al Jazeera. The US raids, the most significant military action since Trumps return to...

US launch large-scale strikes on Yemen's Houthis, 24 killed
U.S. President Donald Trump launched large-scale military strikes against Yemens Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday over the groups attacks against Red Sea shipping, killing at least 24 people at the start of a campaign expected to last many days, reports the Reuters . Trump also warned Iran, the...

Trump says Islamic state's leader eliminated in Iraq
US President Donald Trump has said on Truth Social that a leader of the Islamic State (IS, banned in Russia) in Iraq was eliminated. Today the fugitive leader of ISIS in Iraq was killed. He was relentlessly hunted down by our intrepid warfighters, he wrote. He also noted that the operation was...

Pakistan, Bhutan among 41 countries in Trump's potential travel ban list
The Trump administration is considering issuing sweeping travel restrictions for the citizens of dozens of countries as part of a new ban, according to sources familiar with the matter and an internal memo seen by Reuters. The memo lists a total of 41 countries divided into three separate...

Zelensky took billions from Biden like ‘candy from a baby’
US President Donald Trump has again accused his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky of not being grateful for getting billions of dollars from the United States under the previous Biden administration. In a sit-down interview with Fox News, Trump likened Zelensky getting $350 billion worth of...

India charges ‘massive tariffs’: Trump says ‘very unfair’
US President Donald Trump on Friday reiterated that India charges massive tariffs and said that you cant sell anything in the country. The 78-year-old Republican, whose tariff announcements have sent stock markets into a tailspin, also said that India has agreed to slash its tariffs, reports NDTV....

Trump writes Iran’s supreme leader to negotiate nuclear deal
US President Donald Trump has said he wants to negotiate a new deal with Iran to prevent its development of nuclear weapons and sent a letter to its leaders saying he hoped they would open talks, reports The Guardian. It is the first practical step taken by the US president to see if new...

Trump signs executive order establishing 'Strategic Bitcoin Reserve'
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, forcefully endorsing a currency once shunned as a tool for money launderers. The government stockpile, which backers liken to a digital Fort Knox, will be composed of digital currency seized in...

Reason behind Trump appointed 13-year-old to secret service
The US Congress erupted in chants of DJ, DJ as President Donald Trump fulfilled 13-year-old DJ Daniels dream of becoming a police officer by appointing him a Secret Service agent, reports NDTV. Elaborating on the childs story, Trump said Daniel was diagnosed with brain cancer and given five...

Trumps says Kabul airport bomber arrested
An Islamic State operative allegedly responsible for a deadly 2021 suicide bombing outside Kabul airport during the chaotic US military withdrawal has been arrested, reports BSS. The United States president Donald Trump confirmed this to media on Tuesday. The bomber detonated a device among...

Arab leaders to place counterproposal to US
Arab leaders meeting in Cairo on Tuesday are set to endorse a counterproposal to US President Donald Trumps call for the Gaza Strip to be depopulated and transformed into a beach destination, even as the continuation of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire is uncertain, reports UNB. The summit hosted by...

Trump tariffs cause global markets meltdown
Stock markets across the globe sank after US President Donald Trump made it clear that tariffs on Mexico and Canada would go into effect as planned. Trumps comments made on Monday struck fears of a trade war in North America and sent financial markets reeling. The US stocks tumbled sharply in...

Ex pro-wrestling chief confirmed as Trump education secretary
Donald Trumps pick for US education secretary, former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon, was confirmed by the Senate Monday to lead a department the president has been clear he wants to dismantle, reports BSS. Trump, 78, promised to decentralize education as he campaigned for a...

US halt all military aid to Ukraine: White House
U.S. President Donald Trump has paused military aid to Ukraine following his clash with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy last week, a White House official, deepening the fissure that has opened between the two one-time allies, reports The Reuters. President Trump has been clear that he is...

MoFA refutes Trump’s allegation linking $29m
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has refuted the claim that the USAID awarded an organization in Bangladesh with $29 million which is owned by only two individuals, reports BSS. Recently, US President Donald Trump made the remark about Strengthening Political Landscape (SPL) Project in...

Trump names 5 cryptocurrencies for national reserve
United States President Donald Trump has named five cryptocurrencies for his proposed reserve of digital assets, sending prices of the tokens soaring, reports Al Jazeera. Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and Cardano will be included in a Crypto Strategic Reserve, Trump said on his Truth Social...

Canada must seek nuclear protection from US, says former foreign minister
Chrystia Freeland, former deputy prime minister and foreign minister, has urged Canada to seek nuclear protection from European allies in response to what she describes as a growing threat from the United States under Donald Trump. Speaking during a Liberal Party leadership debate on Wednesday,...

World leaders react to Trump-Zelensky fiery exchange in White House
US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky clashed in a heated exchange during a meeting in the White House on Friday. The confrontation took place in the Oval Office, where the two leaders were expected to sign an agreement related to the US control of Ukraines mineral...

Europe wants to secure ‘solid peace’ in Ukraine: Macron tells Trump
Emmanuel Macron has said Europe wants to secure a lasting peace in Ukraine, as the French president met with United States President Donald Trump at the White House on the third anniversary of Russias invasion, reports Al Jazeera. Speaking alongside Trump in the Oval Office on Monday, Macron...

Trump criticizes USAID funding for India, sparks diplomatic tensions
US President Donald Trump has criticized the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for allegedly allocating funds to interfere in Indias electoral process, reports UNB. He questions why American taxpayers money was being sent to the country. Speaking at the Conservative...