Erdogan opposes US move to allow Ukraine use long range-missiles
Erdogan opposes US move to allow Ukraine use long range-missiles

Turkish media have quoted that Turkey president Recep Tayyip Erdogan as saying that he opposes the USs decision to allow Ukraine to use long-range missiles to attack inside Russia, reports Al Jazeera. Such a development might inflame the conflict and bring the region and countries beyond to the...

Gazette issued raising age limit to 32 for entering govt jobs
Gazette issued raising age limit to 32 for entering govt jobs

The Ministry of Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs has issued a gazette raising the maximum age limit for entering government service to 32 years, reports Dhaka Tribune. According to the gazette issued on Monday, a maximum age limit for direct recruitment in government, autonomous,...

Transgender youth in tension with Trump’s return
Transgender youth in tension with Trump’s return

Transgender youth in the United States have been flooding crisis hotlines since the election of Donald Trump, who made anti-transgender themes central to his campaign. Many teens worry about how their lives could change once he takes office, reports AP. During his presidential bid, Trump pledged...

New Trump administration ‘more pro-Israel than most Israelis’: Analysts
New Trump administration ‘more pro-Israel than most Israelis’: Analysts

US president-elect Donald Trump will move his administration even closer to Israel and would feel no pressure to pretend there is a difference between the interests of the two sides, analysts said, reports Al Jazeera. Speaking to the AFP, Asher Fredman, director of the Israeli think tank the...

Karoline Leavitt: Youngest White House press secretary
Karoline Leavitt: Youngest White House press secretary

Karoline Leavitt, President-elect Donald Trumps 27-year-old pick for White House press secretary, has had a meteoric rise since getting her break as a student assistant for Fox News during his 2016 campaign for the White House, reports BSS. After serving as an assistant press secretary during...

Trump's key appointments so far: A look at his picks for top positions
Trump's key appointments so far: A look at his picks for top positions

President-elect Donald Trump is beginning to appoint key figures to his second administration, focusing on aides and allies who were among his most steadfast supporters during the 2024 campaign. Heres a look at the individuals he has selected for key positions so far. Susie Wiles has been...

Arrests were of AL activists, nothing to do with Trump: CA Press Wing
Arrests were of AL activists, nothing to do with Trump: CA Press Wing

There have been no arrests or crackdowns on the supporters of US president-elect Donald Trump in Bangladesh, said Chief Advisers press wing, reports UNB. Some international newspapers have been aggressively spreading misinformation about the student-led mass uprising since Sheikh Hasina was...

Misinformation fears mount over Trump’s return
Misinformation fears mount over Trump’s return

Donald Trumps election victory paves the way for a fresh wave of misinformation, not only around politics but also on vaccines and climate, with his expected cabinet picks ready to challenge the scientific community, reports BSS. In the closing weeks of his 2024 campaign, Trump aired false...

Pentagon officials discuss how to respond if Trump issues controversial orders
Pentagon officials discuss how to respond if Trump issues controversial orders

Pentagon officials are holding informal discussions about how the Department of Defense would respond if Donald Trump issues orders to deploy active-duty troops domestically and fire large swaths of apolitical staffers, defense officials told CNN. The president-elect has suggested he would be...

Biden blamed by Harris allies for vice president's major loss
Biden blamed by Harris allies for vice president's major loss

Joe Bidens name wasnt on the ballot, but history will likely keep in mind Kamala Harris resounding defeat as his loss too. As Democrats pick up the pieces following President-elect Donald Trumps decisive victory, some of the vice presidents backers are expressing frustration that Bidens decision...

Tarique Rahman congratulates Donald Trump
Tarique Rahman congratulates Donald Trump

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has congratulated Donald Trump for his historic victory in the US presidential election. We look to a future of strengthened ties and collaboration between our two nations, Tarique, also elder son of BNP founder late president Ziaur Rahman, said on his verified...

What are Trump’s plans for a second administration?
What are Trump’s plans for a second administration?

Donald Trump has been elected as the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted of felony charges and survived two assassination...

Yunus-led interim govt congratulates Trump
Yunus-led interim govt congratulates Trump

Bangladeshs interim government, under the leadership of Prof Muhammad Yunus, has extended its congratulations to Donald Trump on his election as the 47th president of the United States, expressing optimism for strengthened bilateral ties and future cooperation. We welcome this (his win). We hope...

World leaders rally to congratulate Donald Trump
World leaders rally to congratulate Donald Trump

Global leaders have extended early congratulations to Donald Trump on what many are calling a historic comeback to the White House. Despite the official results not yet being declared, the election has drawn considerable international response, reports UNB. Ukrainian President Volodymyr...

Disappointment in Kamala’s ancestral village
Disappointment in Kamala’s ancestral village

There was a sense of disappointment in Thulasendrapuram, a tiny village in southern India, where Kamala Harris mothers family has ancestral ties and where people were rooting for the Democratic nominee for president, reports AP. Residents in this village, who were keenly following the election...

Trump elected as 47th US president
Trump elected as 47th US president

Donald Trump has been elected as the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted of felony charges and survived two assassination...

Modi congratulates Trump on 'historic election victory'
Modi congratulates Trump on 'historic election victory'

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Donald Trump for a historic election victory Wednesday, adding that he was looking forward to working with the vote frontrunner. Heartiest congratulations my friend @realDonaldTrump on your historic election victory, Modi wrote on social media...

Fox News declares Trump 47th President of the US
Fox News declares Trump 47th President of the US

Fox News declared Donald Trump the winner of the US presidential election early Wednesday, the only network to make the call, after projecting he would win key battlegrounds Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Donald Trump elected as the next president of the United States, declared the front page of...

Trump narrates 'made history' with US presidential election
Trump narrates 'made history' with US presidential election

Donald Trump narrated on Wednesday that he and his supporters had made history in the White House race, though the ex-TV star had not been widely declared winner of the US presidential election, reports AFP. Weve made history for a reason tonight, and the reason is going to be just that we...

New York City adds Bangla to US election ballots
New York City adds Bangla to US election ballots

New York City ballots in the upcoming US presidential election will include Bangla, one of three Asian languages available alongside English, reports Dhaka Tribune. This addition, aimed at easing voting access for Bengali-speaking residents, is part of the citys legal obligation to support...

North Korea fires missiles toward the sea ahead of US election
North Korea fires missiles toward the sea ahead of US election

South Korean military said that North Korea on Tuesday fired barrage of short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern sea, reports UNB. The military said that the country continued its weapons demonstrations hours before the US presidential election. South Koreas Joint Chiefs of Staff...

US election: When will we know who won?
US election: When will we know who won?

As Americans prepare to vote on Election Day Tuesday, officials are calling for patience as they tally ballots in what could be a historically close presidential race -- and warning that it could take days to find out who has won. Under the US system, citizens do not vote directly for their...

Motives behind American celebrities to support presidential candidates
Motives behind American celebrities to support presidential candidates

The American presidential elections have intensified. For Muslim American voters, exhausted after observing 13 months of U.S. complicity in the Gaza genocide, choosing between a Harris or Trump presidency feels akin to falling into a dark abyss. Regardless of ones views on the Gaza situation,...

Jail or the White House, Trump's destiny test on Tuesday!
Jail or the White House, Trump's destiny test on Tuesday!

The US presidential election will be held next Tuesday. Thisyear the election is being contested by Democratic Partysnominee US vice presidentKamala Harris and Republican Partys nomineeformerUSPresident Donald Trump. The two candidates are presently occupied with last minute campaigns. Opinion...

Harris and Trump focus on Sunbelt states during final weekend push for votes
Harris and Trump focus on Sunbelt states during final weekend push for votes

Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump zeroed in on the Sun Belt on Saturday as they embarked on one last weekend quest to sway every undecided voter in the battleground states. They pitched rival agendas on the economy and more that each insisted is what Americans want, reports UNB....

Trump sues CBS News for $10 billion
Trump sues CBS News for $10 billion

Former U.S. President Donald Trump is suing CBS News for $10 billion in damages, stating the network practiced deceptive conduct for the purpose of election interference in its interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, reports Fox News. Trump attorneys said that the complaint comes due to CBS...

Gaza war ‘should end’: Biden
Gaza war ‘should end’: Biden

US President Joe Biden said Monday that Israels war in Gaza should end, adding that he was renewing efforts for a ceasefire after Egypt proposed a two-day truce, reports BSS. We need a ceasefire. We should end this war. It should end, it should end, it should end, Biden told reporters after...

Trump engages young voters in tight presidential race
Trump engages young voters in tight presidential race

Amid a close race for the US presidency, Republican Donald Trump is actively working to connect with young, first-time voters. AFP spoke with three such teenagers in Georgia, one of the most hotly contested of the swing states that will decide the US election on November 5, reports BSS. -...