- Starmer to declare end of globalization as Trump’s trade war redraws economic order
- Evaly MD Rassell, chairman Shamima sentenced for 3 yrs imprisonment
- Iran warns neighbors against hosting strike operations
- Bangladesh remains steadfast to prevent human trafficking
- Rizwana calls for positive mindset in environmental actions
- Election work including delimitation progressing well: CEC
- Rain likely in Dhaka, 7 other divisions
- US tariffs will have minimal impact on country’s exports
- Iran top diplomat rejects direct negotiations with US
- Stock markets resume trading after Eid holidays
- Rain complicates recovery in quake-hit Myanmar as death toll rises
- Country witnesses no major crime during Eid holidays
- Artificial glaciers boost water supply in northern Pakistan
- Sonamasjid port starts trading after Eid holiday
- BNP calls press conference today
- Tulip accused of lying in UK Parliament about flat
- 'World-class' Archer praised after rapid IPL turnaround
- Impact of Trump's tariff not difficult to manage: Finance Adviser
- Tarique Rahman mourns death of Koko’s mother-in-law
- Offices resume after 9-day Eid vacation
Iran warns neighbors against hosting strike operations
Iran has expressed readiness to engage in indirect nuclear negotiations with the United States through Oman, while cautioning regional countries hosting U.S. military bases that they may face retaliation if involved in any attack, a senior Iranian official told Reuters. Despite rejecting former...
Trump’s tariffs to send US into recession: JP Morgan
JPMorgan Chase Co. has predicted that the United States economy will enter a recession this year, largely due to the impact of new tariffs announced by President Donald Trump, reported The Hill. In a note to investors released on Friday evening, JP Morgans chief US economist, Michael Feroli,...
Congress has the power to halt Trump’s tariffs
As stock markets tumble in the aftermath of President Donald Trumps sweeping tariffs, Republicans in Congress were watching with unease and talking of clawing back their power to levy tariffs but almost none seemed ready to turn their words into action, reports AP. The Republican president is...
US deports 682 Indians since Jan
Indias Ministry of External Affairs has revealed that 682 Indian nationals have been deported from the United States since January 2025, with the majority attempting to enter the country illegally. Minister of State for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh, informed the Lok Sabha on Friday,...
US reaffirms Washington’s full support for Israel
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and underscored Washingtons support for Israel, the State Department said, reports Al Jazeera. Rubio also spoke with Netanyahu about Gaza and US tariffs on Israel recently unveiled by President Trump....
Japan PM Ishiba says Trump tariffs 'national crisis'
Tariffs imposed on Japanese goods by US President Donald Trumps administration are a national crisis, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday as he prepared to hold cross-party talks on mitigating the impact, reports AFP/ BSS. Japanese firms are the biggest investors into the United...
US sends 17,000-tonne food aid for Rohingyas
The US has sent 17,000 tonnes of vital food aid to Bangladesh this week, to support Rohingya refugees residing in Coxs Bazar camps. The aid has reached Chattogram seaport, the US embassy in Dhaka has said in a statement. The food aid, produced by American farmers, will be delivered through...
Carmakers face doubts and jolts over US tariffs
Raise prices or cut into their margins, open or close factories: carmakers must soon make major decisions as the United States imposes stiff tariffs on imported vehicles, reports BSS. The 25-percent tariffs that the administration of President Donald Trump is imposing as of April 3 will apply to...
100% tariffs from India, 50% from EU: White House
Amid suspense over US President Donald Trumps Liberation Day tariff plans, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Monday that there wont be any exemptions on reciprocal tariffs, reports NDTV. Listing tariffs imposed on American products by foreign nations, Ms Leavitt said that...
Iran rejects direct nuclear talks with Trump
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has ruled out direct negotiations with the administration of US President Donald Trump over the countrys nuclear programme but signalled a willingness for indirect talks, while Trump threatened bombings and secondary tariffs if Tehran does not come to an...
No substitute for NATO, says former British PM Boris Johnson
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned that Europeans should not be deluded into thinking there is an alternative defense framework to NATO. In an article for the Daily Mail on Friday, he stressed the need for European nations to increase their defense spending. This follows a report...
UAE to use drones, AI to sight Shawwal crescent
Five AI-powered national observatories will participate in the crescent moon sighting as the UAE Fatwa Council will convene Shawwal Crescent Sighting Committee meeting on March 29. The meeting will be held at the historic Al-Hosn site in Abu Dhabi, which was selected due to its national and...
US Defense gives $1B contract to GDEB for Virginia-class Block VI submarines
General Dynamics Electric Boat has secured a $1 billion contract modification from the U.S. Department of Defense to procure long lead time materials for the Virginia-class Block VI submarines. The agreement supports efforts to strengthen the U.S. Navys submarine fleet by ensuring a steady supply...
Greenland’s PM slams ‘highly aggressive’ visit by US officials
Greenlands prime minister said a planned visit to the island by US officials, including second lady Usha Vance, is highly aggressive, plunging relations to a new low after President Donald Trump vowed to annex the autonomous Danish territory, reports CNN. Vance, the wife of US Vice President JD...
European nations tighten U.S. travel advisories
Several European countries have updated their travel advisories for the United States this week following the detention of multiple European nationals, including German citizens, upon arrival, reports Xhinhua. Germanys Foreign Office said it is taking the recent incidents involving German...
US revokes temporary status of 5 lakh migrants
The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that it will revoke legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, setting them up for potential deportation in about a month, reports NDTV. The order applies to about 5, 32, 000 people from the four...
Trump reverses tariff hike on Canada, sparking market turmoil
President Donald Trump reversed his decision to double tariffs on steel and aluminum from Canada to 50% on Tuesday afternoon, just hours after announcing the increase, causing chaos in financial markets. The switch came after a Canadian official also backed off his own plans for a 25% surcharge...
Zelensky apologizes to Trump for Oval Office clash, US envoy claims
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has apologized to former U.S. President Donald Trump for their heated Oval Office exchange, U.S. Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff said in a Fox News interview on March 10, reports Kyiv Independent. Zelensky sent a letter to the president. He apologized for...
James Cameron confirms longer runtime for Avatar 3
James Cameron has confirmed that Avatar: Fire and Ash will have a longer runtime than Avatar: The Way of Water, which was already an epic three hours and 12 minutes. Speaking to Empire magazine, the filmmaker explained that the decision stemmed from having too many compelling ideas packed into the...
Iran not received Trump’s letter to negotiate nuclear deal
Iran said that it has yet to receive a letter from the US President Donald Trump after he had sent one seeking talks with the countrys leadership about its nuclear programme, reports Al Jazeera. We have not received such a letter so far, a spokesman for Irans embassy said on Friday. The...
Hundreds of US diplomats oppose USAID cuts
Hundreds of diplomats at the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development have written a letter addressed to Secretary of State Marco Rubio protesting the dismantling of USAID, saying its demise would undermine U.S. leadership and security and create a power vacuum which China and...
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...
Most USAID employees to be fired or put on leave
USAID stated that most of its workers will be sent on leave or fired by midnight on Sunday as the Trump administration reduces government spending, reports AFP. Around 1,600 workers based in the United States will be laid off in a reduction-in-force effort, according to a notice on the US Agency...
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...
US imposes sanctions on drivers of violence in Congo
On Thursday, the United States imposed sanctions on two individuals and two entities linked to violence and human rights abuses in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The sanctions target Rwandas Minister of State for Regional Integration, James Kabarebe, as well as the M23 group...
Nearly 10,000 fired as Trump, Musk step up assault on US agencies
The campaign by President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk to radically cut back the US bureaucracy spread on Friday, firing more than 9,500 workers who handled everything from managing federal lands to caring for military veterans. Workers at the departments of Interior, Energy, Veterans...
Anger, chaos take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs
Workers across the U.S. responded with anger and confusion Friday as they grappled with the Trump administrations aggressive effort to shrink the federal workforce. Agencies were ordered to lay off probationary employees who had yet to qualify for civil service protections. While much of the...
BNP delegation joins national prayer breakfast in USA
A delegation of BNP joined the National Prayer Breakfast event in Washington DC, the USA on Wednesday (local time), reports BSS. Partys Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury and acting Chairman Tarique Rahmans representative...