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AIUB secures British Council TNE exploratory grants

American International University-Bangladesh in collaboration with two universities in the United Kingdom has secured two project grants from the British Council under the Transnational Education Exploratory Grant programme...

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Pope Francis passes away: Vatican

Pope Francis, an energetic reformer who inspired widespread devotion from Catholics but riled traditionalists, died on Monday aged 88...

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Dominican Republic nightclub disaster toll rises to 218

The death toll after a roof collapsed at a crowded nightclub in the Dominican Republic has climbed to 218, the head of rescue operations said Thursday, in the Caribbean nation’s worst disaster in decades.

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Pope surprises crowd at Vatican square

Pope Francis made a surprise Sunday public appearance as he mingled with crowds at the Vatican just two weeks after leaving hospital for a serious case of pneumonia...

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300 lose US visas over university protests

US secretary of state Marco Rubio said Thursday he has cancelled the visas of more than 300 ‘lunatics’ in a growing crackdown against anti-Israel activism on American university campuses.

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US threatens UN agencies

‘Are you or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?’ was the key question at the US House Un-American Activities Committee hearings during the 1950s McCarthy era. At the height of the anti-Soviet/Communist fear, HUAC cost thousands of people their jobs and created a powerful chill to freedom of speech and association. A similar chill with global...

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Huthis claim new attack on American warships

Yemen’s Huthis on Tuesday claimed their third attack on American warships in 48 hours, despite US strikes on the Iran-backed rebels that have sparked mass protests organised by the group.

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AmCham networking event held

The American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh hosted a ‘Networking Evening’ followed by Iftar on Wednesday at the Sheraton Banani...

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AU warns of huge risk of partition in Sudan

The African Union on Wednesday said the announcement of a parallel government in war-torn Sudan risked cleaving the country, already ravaged by nearly two years of unrest...

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Tahsin loses to Medina

Bangladesh’s FIDE Master Tahsin Tajwar Zia lost 58 rating points after conceding defeat to Mexican International Master Medina Sion Radamantys in the eighth round of the World Junior (Under-20) Chess Championship in Petrovac, Montenegro...

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AIUB’s 22nd convocation held

The 22nd convocation of the American International University-Bangladesh was held at the university’s permanent campus in Kuril, Dhaka on Saturday.

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BAT shares slump as cigarette group faces headwinds

British American Tobacco shares slumped on Thursday as it warned of tougher regulatory headwinds in Australia and Bangladesh after a sizeable writedown in Canada dampened its return to profit...

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Philip C Jessup law moot court competition held at AIUB

The grand finale and closing ceremony of the 9th Bangladesh qualifying rounds of the Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition 2025 has recently taken place at the American International University-Bangladesh.

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Hasna Abedin’s death anniv today

The 8th anniversary of death of Hasna Abedin, founder and former chairperson of American International University-Bangladesh, will be observed today...

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AIUB holds educational field trip for MPH students

The American International University-Bangladesh has recently organised an interactive educational field visit for its master’s of public health students to enhance their practical understanding of occupational health practices, said a press release on Tuesday...

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AIUB, BBF sign MoU

The American International University-Bangladesh and the Bangladesh Basketball Federation have recently signed a memorandum of understanding on the AIUB campus in Dhaka.

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US walks away from Paris deal

ON HIS first day back in office, US president Donald Trump reignited a controversial chapter of American climate policy by notifying the United Nations of his administration’s intention to exit the Paris Climate agreement — for a second time. This echoes his first term, when the US formally withdrew from the accord in 2020, only for Joe Biden to reverse...