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None has strength to stop national polls: Salahuddin

Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Saturday said that the national elections must be held within the stipulated time as no one had the strength to stop these elections.

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Participatory democracy vital for lasting reforms: confce

Academics, researchers and activists on Saturday said that institutional and legal reforms in the post-uprising era would not sustain unless the political parties institutionalise participatory democracy with youth engagement.

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Huthis PM killed in Israeli strike

The prime minister of Yemen’s Huthis was killed in an Israeli airstrike along with other officials earlier this week, the Iran-backed rebels announced on Saturday.

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US appeals court finds Trump’s global tariffs illegal

A US appeals court on Friday ruled that many of president Donald Trump’s tariffs, which have upended global trade, were illegal—but allowed them to remain in place for now, giving him time to take the fight to the Supreme Court.

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Army tries its best to avoid use of force: ISPR

The Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate in a statement has said that the law enforcement agency was bound to use force to maintain public security as a clash and chase-counter chase took place between activists of two political parties at Kakrail...

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Yunus holds talks with BNP, Jamaat, NCP today

Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus would hold separate meetings with three political parties — the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, and the National Citizen Party — today to discuss the country’s current political situation and...

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Boeing’s help sought to check Biman’s safety standard

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has sought Boeing’s assistance, requesting the US plane manufacturer to send engineers for at least one month to assess safety standards of its Boeing-dominated fleet, following a series of technical glitches reported over the past month.

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Qatari royal commits $70b to southern Africa

Qatari investment firm Al Mansour Holding has pledged $70 billion in investments across four southern Africa countries in a 10-day tour, a move analysts call strategic as US funding retreats from the continent.

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Bangladesh crush Chinese Taipei

Bangladesh tasted their first win in the 12th AHF Men’s Asia Cup as they beat Chinese Taipei 8-3 in their Pool B second match at the Bihar Sports University Hockey Stadium in Rajgir, India, on Saturday.

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US should not deny Palestinians access to UNGA: France

French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Saturday there should be no restrictions on access to next month’s UN General Assembly, after the United States said it would deny visas to members of the Palestinian authority.

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Thai power vacuum won’t affect border security: ministry

Thailand’s lack of a formal government will not affect border security with Cambodia, the defence ministry said Saturday, as the kingdom scrambles to fill a power vacuum following the dismissal of the prime minister by the constitutional court.

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Judge blocks Trump’s rapid deportation expansion

A US judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from massively expanding a procedure that allows authorities to swiftly deport migrants without a court hearing, in a blow for the president’s mass deportation plans.

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Trump still working for Putin, Zelensky meeting

US president Donald Trump is still working on a Russia-Ukraine peace summit, the White House said Friday, after French president Emmanuel Macron warned Trump risked being ‘played’ by Vladimir Putin.

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Modi arrives in China

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi touched down in the Chinese city of Tianjin Saturday evening, Indian TV networks showed, a day before a summit that will be attended by leaders from more than 20 countries.

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Indonesia protest blaze kills 3

A fire started by protesters at a council building in eastern Indonesia killed at least three people, a local official said on Saturday, after the death of a man hit by a police vehicle sparked widespread demonstrations.