- Elizabeth Strout, Miranda July shortlisted for Women's Prize for Fiction
- Mymensingh youth who participated in Ukraine war for Russia dies
- CA to hold bilateral talks with Modi, other BIMSTEC leaders tomorrow
- Rescue team led by Bangladesh Army continues its operation in Myanmar
- Thai ministers meet CA on BIMSTEC sidelines
- ‘Evidence of conspiracy to thwart July-August trial found’
- Kagiso Rabada leaves Gujarat Titans squad for personal reasons
- Gold price declines after hitting all-time high on Trump tariffs
- India says 'examining the implications' of US tariffs
- Russia, Cuba, North Korea escape Trump's tariff
- Over 100,000 child deaths, 63,000 stillbirths annually in Bangladesh
- Trump's tariffs dull the dollar's safe-haven sheen
- BIMSTEC Secretary General calls on Touhid
- CA joins official dinner of BIMSTEC
- Real Madrid got $154M from UEFA to top prize money table last season
- Rejuvenated IPL match-winner Siraj praised for 'fire in his belly'
- Top Russian official in Washington for talks on improving ties
- Strict action to be taken to stop extortion in hills: Home Advisor
- China arrests 3 Filipinos on charge of spying
- Strong earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia

Won’t ‘fire people’ over Signal messages: Trump
US President Donald Trump on Saturday made his clearest commitment to not fire anyone over an embarrassing accidental leak of his administrations plans for an airstrike against the Houthis in Yemen, reports AP. I dont fire people because of fake news and because of witch hunts, Trump said in an...

Greenland takeover needed for ‘world peace’: Trump
US President Donald Trump said the United States needs to take over Greenland for world peace, as he doubled down on his ambitions to annex the strategically placed, resource-rich Danish territory, reports Al Jazeera. We are not talking about peace for the United States. We are talking about...

‘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 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...

Trump's threat to use force against Iran condemned
Iran has strongly condemned US President Donald Trumps threat to use force against the country, as deeply alarming and irresponsible, Press TV reported. Irans permanent ambassador to the UN Amir Saeid Iravani made the remarks in a letter to the UN chief and the president of the Security Council...

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 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...

Trump would have been convicted if not elected
US President-elect Donald Trump would have been convicted of illegally trying to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election - which he lost - if he had not successfully been re-elected in 2024. According to the man who led US government investigations into him, the evidence against...

Biden cancels Italy trip to focus on LA fires response
President Joe Biden on Wednesday (Jan 8) canceled his upcoming trip to Italy to focus on the federal response to wildfires raging across Los Angeles, which have razed hundreds of homes and forced thousands to evacuate, reports AFP. After returning this evening from Los Angeles, where earlier...