- 80 teams to monitor markets during Ramadan to ensure fair pricing
- Elon Musk-led group makes $97 billion bid for control of OpenAI
- Ex-Habiganj MP Majid Khan arrested
- Major refugee aid groups sue Trump administration over executive order
- Arab states oppose Trump's Gaza plan, Egyptian FM tells Rubio
- Dhaka's air 'unhealthy' today
- Expect strict action if anti-social elements threaten anyone: PHQ
- Hamas to halt hostage releases, jeopardizing Gaza ceasefire
- Youth is not time but prospect: Home Adviser
- Gold price hits record high of nearly Tk1.50 lakh per bhori
- BFF completes signing formalities with 36 female footballers
- Ex-state minister Dipankar Talukder held
- 'HIV infections could surge if US support is dropped'
- Iran urges UN to take ‘firm’ stance against displacement plot for Gaza
- Accused corrupts to be brought back from neighboring countries: ACC Chairman
- Govt assures BNP of holding polls by Dec: Fakhrul
- 343 more arrested in ‘Operation Devil Hunt’
- Three-day PaperTech Expo begins at ICCB
- 'Najmul was working very hard when he wasn't playing'
- Sharfuddoula to officiate in the opening match of Champions Trophy

Arab states oppose Trump's Gaza plan, Egyptian FM tells Rubio
Egypts top diplomat informed U.S. Senator Marco Rubio that Arab nations stand united with Palestine in opposing Donald Trumps plan to displace Palestinians from Gaza and take control of the besieged enclave. In a statement, Egypts foreign ministry noted that Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry...

'No-one has the power' to remove Palestinians from Gaza: Erdogan
Turkeys President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday no one had the power to remove Gazans from their war-devastated homeland, dismissing Donald Trumps plan to expel the Palestinians and let the US take control. No one has the power to remove the people of Gaza from their eternal homeland that has...

Trump serious about making Canada 51st state
Former U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated his desire for Canada to become the 51st state, claiming the U.S. loses $200 billion annually in trade with its northern neighbor. In a Super Bowl interview with Fox News, Trump insisted Canada would be better off as a U.S. state, a notion Canadian...

Musk will help uncover ‘hundreds of billions’ in US govt fraud: Trump
US President Donald Trump said Elon Musk, who is presiding over a purge of government jobs, will help find hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud in federal agencies, reports AFP. Speaking in a Fox News interview aired before the Super Bowl football championship, Trump said the American people...

German Chancellor labels Trump's Gaza plan a 'scandal'
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday labelled as a scandal US President Donald Trumps plans for the war-ravaged Palestinian territory of Gaza. Trump sparked global outrage by suggesting on Tuesday that Washington should take control of the Gaza Strip, clear out its inhabitants and turn it...

Trump to introduce 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he will introduce new 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the US, on top of existing metals duties, in another major escalation of his trade policy overhaul, reports Reuters. Trump, speaking to reporters on Air Force One on his way to the...

China's tit-for-tat tariffs on US set to take effect Monday
Chinas tit-for-tat import taxes on some American goods are set to come into effect on Monday as the trade war between the worlds two biggest economies escalates and US President Donald Trump threatens to hit more countries with tariffs, BBC reported. Beijing announced the plan on February 4,...

Trump claims he has spoken to Putin about ending Ukraine war – report
Former U.S. President Donald Trump said he has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin about ending the war in Ukraine, according to a report by the New York Post on Saturday. In an interview aboard Air Force One on Friday, Trump declined to specify how many times they had spoken, saying...

Saudi Arabia rejects Netanyahu's remarks on displacing Palestinians
Saudi Arabia affirmed its categorical rejection of remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about displacing Palestinians from their land, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday (February 9). Israeli officials have suggested the establishment of a Palestinian state on...

Trump rules out deporting Prince Harry
US President Donald Trump has ruled out deporting Prince Harry from the United States, despite ongoing litigation questioning the Duke of Sussexs immigration status, reports NDTV. In an interview with The New York Post on Friday, Trump made it clear that he does not want to take action against...

Trump offers asylum to white Africans
The US president Donald Trump has offered asylum to white African in the United States as they are facing unjust racial discrimination in South Africa, reports the Guardian. He made the proposal after signing an executive order to cut the financial assistance to South Africa, accusing the...

Will rebuild our own restaurants, hotels
Gaza citizens said they will rebuild their own seafront restaurants and hotels, dismissing, reports the Reuters. They dismiss US President Donald Trumps vision of creating a Riviera of the Middle East emptied of its population and under US control. Before Israels 15-month offensive left...

Trump hints meeting with Zelensky next week
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he would probably meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy next week to discuss Ukraines war to repel Russian invaders, reports NDTV. Trump did not make clear whether it would be a face-to-face meeting or a video conference. He spoke about the...

Judge blocks Trump’s USAID worker leave order
A federal judge ordered a temporary block Friday on Trump administration orders that would have placed thousands more workers of the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave, and would have given agency workers abroad just a 30-day deadline to return to the U.S, reports AP. U.S....

Over 6mn people could die from HIV and AIDS if US funding stops: UN agency
More than six million people could die from HIV and AIDS in the next four years if US President Donald Trumps administration pulls its global funding for programmes, the United Nations AIDS agency said on Friday. Although a waiver was placed on HIV/AIDS programmes in last months US foreign aid...

Trudeau calls Trump’s Canada-51st state talk 'real thing'
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday said President Donald Trumps talk of making Canada the 51st U.S. state is a real thing and is linked to the countrys rich natural resources, local media reported. Trudeaus comments to business and labor leaders in a closed-door session were mistakenly...

Zelenskiy offers Trump mineral partnership for security
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has proposed a partnership with the U.S. over Ukraines vast mineral resources, including rare earth elements, in exchange for security guarantees. Speaking in an interview, he highlighted the strategic importance of these resources and their potential for...

US judge blocks Trump’s federal buyout plan as 60,000 sign up to resign
A U.S. judge has temporarily halted the Trump administrations buyout program for federal workers, granting an initial victory to labor unions challenging the plan. Despite the pause, more than 60,000 federal employees have already accepted the offer, a White House source told Reuters. The ruling...

All of Palestine belongs to Palestinians, says Khamenei
Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has reaffirmed that all of Palestine, from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea, rightfully belongs to the Palestinian people, reports IRNA. All of Palestine, from the river to the sea, belongs to the Palestinian people, read a statement shared on social media...

Relocation of Gazans would be temporary: US officials
US President Donald Trumps proposal to resettle Gazas population would only be temporary, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said. It follows Trumps suggestion that the US could take over Gaza and resettle around two million Palestinians living there an idea that has drawn criticism from the...

Four examples of Trump’s incessant support for Israel
The return of US President Donald Trump has been hailed by parts of the Israeli public who see his second term as a return of uncritical support of Israel. Trumps predecessor, Joe Biden, supported Israel in its war on Gaza, as well as its invasion of Lebanon, but his administrations occasional...

Trump signs executive order banning transgender athletes from women’s sports
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to ban transgender athletes from competing in girls and womens sports, aligning with the administrations interpretation of Title IX, reports Hindustan Times. The Keeping Men Out of Womens Sports order grants federal agencies broad...

China challenges Trump tariffs at WTO as package shippers warn of chaos
China filed a World Trade Organization complaint on Wednesday against US President Donald Trumps new 10% tariff on Chinese imports and his cancellation of a duty-free exemption for low-value packages, arguing the actions are protectionist and break WTO rules, reports Reuters. Beijings request...

World reaction to Trump’s ‘take over’ plan for Gaza
United States President Donald Trump has unveiled his shocking plan to take over the Gaza Strip after Palestinians are forcibly moved out of the besieged enclave, spurring fears he would back an ethnic cleansing campaign, reports Al Jazeera. During a news conference with Israels Prime Minister...

US plans Gaza takeover, calls for resettlement
US President Donald Trump announced plans for the US to take over Gaza, develop it economically, and relocate Palestinians elsewhere. His remarks, made during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, mark a major shift in US policy regarding the Israeli-Palestinian...

Hundreds of US government websites go offline amid controversial cuts
Hundreds of US government websites went offline on Monday, with more than 350 sites unavailable, according to an AFP review of federal sites. The outage affected key departments, including Defense, Commerce, Energy, Transportation, Labor, as well as the Central Intelligence Agency and the Supreme...

Trump orders US wealth fund
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday instructing the U.S. government to initiate the development of a state-owned investment fund, which he suggested could be used to generate profits from TikTok if he succeeds in securing an American buyer, reports AP. On his first day...

Trump threatens to cut funding for South Africa
US President Donald Trump has said he will cut all future funding to South Africa over allegations that it was confiscating land and treating certain classes of people very badly, BBC reported. Last month, South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law a bill that allows land seizures...