- Cook Islands announces deep sea minerals deal with China
- Bangladesh also walks out during Israeli speech at Global Ministerial Conference
- Early wicket loss against India an accident: Razzak
- Attempts being made to hijack revolution to come to power: Amir Khasru
- Zelensky 'not ready' to sign minerals deal with US: source
- BNP’s goal is to establish government of the people: Mintoo
- Hamas hands over 6 hostages to Red Cross
- England makes highest team total as Duckett hits 151 in Champions Trophy
- EC suspends six employees over NID fraud
- CEC wants to hold elections like the Eid festival
- None can survive by means of corruption: Shafiqur Rahman
- AP sues three Trump administration officials
- Environmental protection will shape our future: Rizwana
- Israeli forces kill two Palestinian teenagers
- Disney’s 'Snow White' live-action remake drops motion poster
- Vietnam govt approves $8.36B railway project to China
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- No load shedding during Ramadan, summer, says energy advisor
- Robbery and molestation in bus: 3 arrested in Tangail
- Fakhrul urges democratic forces to build livable Bangladesh
Bangladesh also walks out during Israeli speech at Global Ministerial Conference
The foreign ministry has said some quarters have been misinterpreting an instant walkout by some delegates from the speech of the Israeli delegate at the 4th Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety on February 18, in Marrakesh, Morocco. This is to inform that the Bangladesh delegation was...
Global Ministerial Conf: Bangladesh also walks out during Israeli speech
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said some quarters have been misinterpreting an instant walkout by some delegates from the speech of the Israeli delegate at the 4th Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety, 18 February 2025, Marrakesh, Morocco, reports UNB. The Ministry of Foreign...
Travel ban imposed on ex-finance minister, his wife and daughters
A Dhaka court on Tuesday issued a travel ban on former Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, his wife Kashmiri Kamal, and his daughters -- Kashfi Kamal and Nafisa Kamal. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order based on a petition submitted by the...
Wife of former Public Administration Minister Farhad arrested
Police have confirmed the arrest of Syeda Monalisa Islam, the wife of former Public Administration Minister Farhad Hossain, reports UNB. Law enforcement officials carried out a raid at a residence in Eskaton, Dhaka, and took her into custody, confirmed Sheikh Mejbah Uddin, the Officer-in-Charge...
Canadian Int'l Development Minister to meet CA, Foreign Adviser Monday
Canadian Minister of International Development Ahmed Hussen is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka today to engage with the Interim Government on issues of mutual interests as Canada eyes to build a brighter future for everyone in this interconnected world. He is likely to meet Chief Adviser Prof...
Greenland ‘not for sale’: Denmark
Denmark has refuted US President Donald Trumps claims about acquiring Greenland as his administration doubles down on his expansionist rhetoric, Press TV reported. Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said on Friday that Greenland is not for sale after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio...
Iran FM mocks Trump’s Gaza plan, suggests sending Israelis to Greenland
Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has criticized US President Donald Trumps plan to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to other nations, countering with the suggestion that Israelis should be resettled in Greenland. My suggestion is different. Instead of Palestinians, expel Israelis...
Turkish FM urges Iraq to join hinge fight against PKK, Daesh
On Sunday, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan visited Baghdad, where he met with senior Iraqi officials and called for a collaborative effort against the PKK and Daesh, both of which pose significant threats to both nations. Fidan, during his meeting with Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein,...
Tulip faces calls to resign as an MP following corruption probe
Daily Mail reported disgraced City Minister Tulip Siddiq now faces calls to stand down as an MP following a corruption investigation. The report continued: Ms Siddiq resigned as Treasury Minister this month after she and family members were accused of siphoning off 3.9billion from Bangladesh...
Ex-state minister for industry sent to jail
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Dhaka issued an order on January 13, directing the detention of Awami League leader and former State Minister for Industry, Kamal Ahmed Majumder, in connection with a murder case filed at the Kafrul Police Station in the capital. Earlier, on October 19,...
French far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen dies
Le Pen, who had been in a care facility for several weeks, died at midday on Tuesday surrounded by his loved ones. Le Pen - a Holocaust denier and an unrepentant extremist on race, gender and immigration - founded the French far-right National Front party in 1972, BBC reported. He reached the...
Former minister Abdul Latif Biswas held
Former Fisheries and Livestock Minister and former president of Sirajganj district Awami League Abdul Latif Biswas was detained on Sunday afternoon. The joint forces in a drive detained Latif Biswas from his Kamarpara residence under Belkuchi municipality of Sirajganj. Belkuchi Police Station...
Trump criticizes UK’s ‘major mistake’ on North Sea energy policy
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump criticized the U.K.s windfall tax on oil and gas producers in a social media post on Friday, joining other members of his incoming administration in voicing concerns over Prime Minister Keir Starmers agenda. The UK is making a very big mistake. Open Up the North...
Pakistan's foreign minister to visit Bangladesh
Pakistans Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is set to visit Bangladesh. He will visit the country next month on a state invitation. Pakistans news outlet, The Express Tribune, shared the news today (Jan 3). According to the media outlet, Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is set to visit...
Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh passes away at 92
Senior Congress leader and Indias 13th Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh passed away on Thursday night at the age of 92, following a prolonged illness. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi reported that Dr. Singh was rushed to the emergency ward after losing...
Greenland 'not for sale,' says PM after Trump comments
Greenland on Monday said it was not for sale after US President-electDonald Trumpsuggested that Washington purchase the island. Greenland is ours. We are not for sale and will never be for sale, Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede said in a statement. What did Trump say about Greenland? In...
Tulip, her family are probed over £4b in bribes for Russia-funded plant
The UK Labour Party Minister Tulip Siddi is being investigated over claims she and members of her family took bribes of up to 4 billion. Tulip Siddiq who is responsible for stamping out corruption in Britains financial sector is being investigated for the alleged embezzlement linked to a...
Malaysian Minister meets Chief Adviser in Cairo
Malaysian Minister for Higher Education Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir held a meeting with Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus in Cairo today (Dec 18). They exchanged views during the meeting, the chief advisers press wing said. Prof. Yunus arrived in the Egyptian capital today to attend the D-8...
Modi belittled our independence, freedom fighters: Rizvi
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Wednesday alleged that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi belittled Bangladeshs independence, sovereignty and freedom fighters by claiming that December 16, 1971, was Indias historic victory, reports UNB. India arrogantly considers itself...
Canada’s finance minister resigns as Trudeau faces biggest test of his political career
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced the biggest test of his political career after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, long one of his most powerful and loyal ministers, resigned from the Cabinet on Monday, reports AP. The stunning move raised questions about how much longer the prime...
‘Bangladesh to ensure security of minorities for its own interest’
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday talked about his countrys foreign policy in Lok Sabha, including its relationship with neighboring Bangladesh. He mentioned that India has continuously raised concerns regarding incidents of violence against minorities in Bangladesh,...
‘Terrorists’ could turn Syria into safe haven for their factions: Iran
Irans Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi writes in an op-ed for the Lebanese-based Al-Akhbar newspaper that Syria is now faced with a difficult test after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, reports Al Jazeera. The threats emanating from movements of terrorist factions like Al-Qaeda and Daesh [ISIL or...
South Korean President faces close second martial law impeachment vote
South Koreas opposition leader, Lee Jae-myung, has urged lawmakers to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law declaration. The National Assembly will hold its second vote on impeachment Saturday, requiring 200 votes to pass. Opposition members need support from eight ruling...
CA's special envoy holds meeting with Singapore minister Fu
Lutfey Siddiqi, chief advisers special envoy of the Bangladeshs interim government, on Tuesday held a bilateral meeting with Grace Fu, Singapore Minister for Environment Sustainability and Minister-in-charge for Trade Relations, at the Ministry of Trade office in Singapore. Siddiqi thanked the...
Trump’s tariffs on Canada make life a lot more expensive: Trudeau
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday said Americans are beginning to wake up to the real reality that tariffs on everything from Canada would make life a lot more expensive and said he will retaliate if Donald Trump goes ahead with them, reports AP. Speaking at an event put on by...
Won't stop Gaza war ‘now’: Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he would not stop the war in Gaza now, with renewed efforts towards a ceasefire underway. Speaking at a press conference in Jerusalem 14 months into the war against Hamas Palestinian militants, he said if we end the war now, Hamas will...
Turkey knew about militants’ plan to oust Assad ‘six months ago’
The Turkish government knew about militants plan to launch a major offensive against Bashar al-Assads government, a report has revealed after the offensive ousted the Syrian president, Press TV reported. The militants notified Turkey about their intention to launch the attack around six months...
Netanyahu set to take the witness stand for first time on alleged corruption
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to take to the witness stand on Tuesday for the first time in his trial on corruption allegations, a pivotal point in the drawn-out proceedings that comes as the leader wages war in Gaza and faces an international arrest warrant for war crimes...