- 3rd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Applied Science going on at MIST
- Govt approves ordinance allowing voter registration until before election schedule
- Deep conspiracy going on regarding national elections: Rizvi
- No question of showing leniency to those involved Gopalganj's violence: Home Advisor
- US-Bangla Airlines enters 12th year with 24 aircraft and 20 routes
- Govt forms probe body over Gopalganj violence
- 1GB free data for all mobile users for “Free Internet Day”
- Court freezes 125 bank accounts linked to ex-minister Hasan Mahmud
- Trump says Coca-Cola agreed to use real cane sugar in US
- Lamine Yamal to wear Barcelona’s iconic No. 10 jersey next season
- No link between Satyajit Ray’s family and demolished Mymensingh house: Govt
- Kabir Khan confirms discussions with Salman on 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan 2'
- S. Korea lashed by heavy rain, 1 dead and more than 100 evacuated
- Story of brother, sister ‘Ali’ hits theaters on Friday
- 50 people killed, injured in Iraq shopping mall fire
- S. Korea's top court clears Samsung Chairman in 2015 merger fraud case
- Tech boosts Canada’s oil sands to lowest-cost status in North America
- Smuggled statue of Rome's Marcus Aurelius to be returned to Türkiye
- World-first IVF trial reduces risk of babies inheriting diseases
- Singapore tops global luxury list; London surpasses Hong Kong
Ukraine should not target Moscow: Trump
Ukraine should not target Moscow, said United States of America President Donald Trump, reports AFP. He made the remarks on Tuesday after the Kremlin claimed a new US plan to supply weapons to Kyiv, along with sanctions threats against Russia, would delay peace efforts. Earlier on Monday,...
Trump gives Russia 50 days to make Ukraine deal
US President Donald Trump told Russia on Monday to end its war in Ukraine within 50 days or face massive new economic sanctions, as he laid out plans for infusions of weaponry for Kyiv via NATO. Trump said he was very, very unhappy with Vladimir Putin, underlining his insistence that his...
Trump says US will send Patriot missiles to Ukraine
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he will send Patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine, saying they are necessary to defend the country because Russian President Vladimir Putin talks nice but then he bombs everybody in the evening. Trump did not give a number of Patriots he plans to send...
EU delays retaliatory tariffs on US goods, aims for deal by August 1
The EUs retaliatory tariffs on US exports have been delayed again, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced. The countermeasures, which were due to start on Tuesday, came in response to US President Donald Trumps initial import taxes on steel and aluminium. The EUs...
EU and Mexico criticise Trump's proposed 30% tariff
The European Union (EU) and Mexico have expressed disappointment at US President Donald Trumps threat to impose 30 percent tariffs on their imports from 1 August, reports BBC. Mexico criticised what it called Trumps unfair deal and insisted its sovereignty is non-negotiable, while the EUs chief,...
Garment sector at big risk
Bangladeshs ready-made garment (RMG) sector faces a serious crisis following the re-imposition of 35% countervailing duties by the United States, putting billions in export revenue at risk and prompting major buyers like Walmart to suspend or postpone orders. More than 80 percent of the countrys...
US State Department fires 1,350 employees
More than 1,350 US State Department employees have been fired in a major diplomatic shake-up ordered by President Donald Trump, in a move critics predict would curb the United States influence around the world, reports Al Jazeera. Fridays mass layoff, which affect 1,107 civil service and 246...
Mahmoud Khalil files $20 million claim against Trump administration
On a recent afternoon, Mahmoud Khalil sat in his Manhattan apartment, cradling his 10-week-old son as he thought back to the pre-dawn hours spent pacing a frigid immigration jail in Louisiana, awaiting news of the childs birth in New York, reports AP. For a moment, the outspoken Palestinian...
Trump set to impose 50 pc tariff on copper
US President Donald Trump said that he will announce a 50 percent tariff on copper to boost domestic production, reports Al Jazeera. Copper is a metal critical to electric vehicles, military hardware, the power grid and many consumer goods. He addressed media at a White House cabinet meeting...
Reaffirmed hostages release, Hamas defeat in Trump talks: Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he discussed efforts to release hostages held in Gaza and the ongoing military campaign to defeat Hamas during talks at the White House with US President Donald Trump, reports BSS. The meeting on Tuesday was the second in 24 hours between the two...
Swift negotiations urged as US tariff hike threatens export edge
As the United States prepares to impose a steep 35% tariff on Bangladeshi goods from 1 August 2025, trade experts and business leaders are urging Dhaka to engage in urgent, strategic negotiations to avert potentially devastating consequences for the countrys export economy, especially its vital...
Asia number one target of Trump's tariff letters
US President Donald Trump sent letters to 14 countries, mainly in Asia, informing them that higher import tariffs will kick in on August 1 unless they reach a deal with the United States, reports AFP. It is the second time the US president has set a deadline after he postponed tariffs on almost...
Fully independent Palestinian state would pose threat to Israel – Netanyahu
Militant groups would use a fully independent Palestinian state to undermine security, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during a meeting with US President Donald Trump; reads a Jerusalem Post report. A reporter asked the US president during a dinner with Netanyahu on Monday whether...
Tesla shares plunge 7% as Trump-Musk feud reignites
Tesla shares dropped 7% on Monday amid a renewed public feud between CEO Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump, alarming investors already wary of the electric carmakers political entanglements and slumping sales, reports UNB. The fallout began after Musk, once a key Trump ally and donor,...
Netanyahu nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he has nominated Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, presenting the US president with a letter he sent to the prize committee, reports NDTV. Hes forging peace as we speak, in one country, in one region after the other, Netanyahu said at a...
Trump writes letter to CA about imposing 35% tariff
US President Donald Trump has announced a 35 percent tariff on all Bangladeshi imports to the United States, citing a longstanding and very persistent trade deficit between the two countries. The warning came in a letter addressed to Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus, which Trump shared...
Trump’s $5 million ‘gold card’ US visa may never become a reality
Since its announcement in February, the US President Donald Trumps $5 million Gold Card has seen strong interest among overseas wealthy seeking an easy passage to US citizenship. With lofty promises of an immediate launch, Trump flashed a laminated, golden prototype to reporters in April, saying...
Trump’s steel, aluminum tariffs bleed Indian foundries
The United States has been a major market for Aditya Garodia to export more than 100 items of steel derivatives like fasteners from his factory in West Bengal state in India. But ever since US President Donald Trump took office and unleashed a range of tariffs 25 percent on steel and aluminium...
Trump vows extra 10% tariff against countries ‘aligning’ with BRICS
US President Donald Trump lashed out at the 11 nations of BRICS on Sunday, vowing to impose an extra 10 percent tariff on the grouping that includes Brazil, Russia, India and China, reports AFP. Any Country aligning themselves with the Anti-American policies of BRICS, will be charged an...
Scepticism and hope for end to Gaza war before Trump-Netanyahu meeting
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is visiting the United States on Monday, a visit analysts expect will focus on celebrating Israel and the USs self-anointed victory against Iran and discussing a proposal for a ceasefire in Israels war on Gaza, reports Al Jazeera. This is the third time...
Won't 'easily compromise' to Trump on tariffs: Japan PM
Japans Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Sunday he wont easily compromise in talks with Washington as Tokyo seeks to avert President Donald Trumps threat to impose tariffs of up to 35 percent on Japanese goods, reports BSS. We will not easily compromise. Thats why it is taking time and why it...
Elon Musk creates a new US political party
Elon Musk, an ex-ally of US President Donald Trump, said Saturday he had launched a new political party in the United States to challenge what the tech billionaire described as the countrys one-party system. The worlds richest person -- and Trumps biggest political donor in the 2024 election --...
BRICS nations to denounce Trump tariffs
BRICS leaders meeting in Rio de Janeiro from Sunday are expected to decry Donald Trumps hardline trade policies, but are struggling to bridge divides over crises roiling the Middle East, reports BSS. Emerging nations representing about half the worlds population and 40 percent of global economic...
Hamas expresses willingness to begin ceasefire talks with Israel
Hamas says it has delivered a positive response to mediators on the latest proposal for a new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal put forward by the US. The Palestinian armed group added in a statement that it was seriously ready to enter immediately into a round of negotiations. Islamic...
Trump wants UFC fight at White House for 250th Independence celebration
US President Donald Trump said that hes thinking of staging a UFC match on the White House grounds with upwards 20,000 spectators to celebrate 250 years of American independence, reports AP. We have a lot of land there, said Trump, a UFC enthusiast who has attended several of its mixed martial...
Trump calls for US central bank head to quit
US President Donald Trump has called for the chair of the Federal Reserve to quit right away, in an escalation of his attacks on Jerome Powell, BBC reported. Too Late should resign immediately!!!, Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform. He also included a link to a news article...
US university bars trans athletes
A top university in the United States has agreed to bar transgender athletes from womens sports and erase records set by a prominent trans swimmer following pressure from the administration of President Donald Trump, reports Al Jazeera. The University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) and the US...
US Senate passes Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’
The United States Senate has passed a sweeping tax bill championed by President Donald Trump, sending the controversial legislation to the House of Representatives for what could be a final vote, reports Al Jazeera. Lawmakers passed the bill by a 51-to-50 vote in the Republican...