US president Donald Trump agreed Tuesday to reduce threatened tariffs on the Philippines, but only by one percentage point, after what he termed a successful meeting with his counterpart Ferdinand Marcos...
Heavy flooding inundated the Philippines鈥� capital on Tuesday, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee and schools and government offices to shut, while a fresh storm brewed off the coast...
Twenty vehicles were sent to the dumping stations on Sunday, the first day of a countrywide joint drive of the government to remove the buses and trucks which have expired their economic life...
Prince Alwaleed bin Khaled bin Talal, widely known as the 鈥楽leeping Prince,鈥� passed away on Saturday after spending nearly 20 years in a coma, following a serious traffic accident in London.
Chinese聽president Xi Jinping told Russia鈥檚 top diplomat on Tuesday that their countries should 鈥榮trengthen mutual support鈥�, state media said, as foreign ministers gathered in Beijing for Shanghai Cooperation Organisation talks.
A Manikganj court on Sunday sentenced a man to death for raping his daughter in 2012...
A nickel stockpile towers over farmer Moharen Tambiling鈥檚 rice paddy in the Philippines鈥� Palawan, evidence of a mining boom that locals hope a new moratorium will tame.
The Election Commission on Sunday invited public opinion by July 10on the final draft of the revised Code of Conduct for Political Parties and Candidates 2025 that proposed ban on posters...
Chinese president Xi Jinping said Tuesday he was 鈥榙eeply worried鈥� by Israel鈥檚 military action against Iran, as China also accused US leader Donald Trump of 鈥榩ouring oil鈥� on the mounting conflict.
The World Bank said in a report Monday that foreign direct investment into developing economies has hit the lowest level since 2005, citing growing trade and investment barriers...
Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte鈥檚 defence team at the International Criminal Court has filed a motion for his interim release to an unnamed country, stating the prosecution would not object.
The Philippine Senate voted Tuesday to send the impeachment case against vice-president Sara Duterte back to the House of Representatives, a decision one senator called a 鈥榝unctional dismissal鈥�.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping held a phone call with US president Donald Trump on Thursday, state media reported, as the world鈥檚 top two economies clash over trade...
US president Donald Trump and China鈥檚 president Xi Jinping will likely hold a long-awaited call later this week, the White House said Monday, as trade tensions between the world鈥檚 two biggest economies ratchet back up.
The European Union and France on Thursday praised the dedication and professionalism of Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving in United Nations peacekeeping missions across the globe, as the world is observing the International Day of UN Peacekeepers.
BANGLADESH is one of the prominent developing countries in Asia, with a population exceeding 180 million, of which 48.8 per cent are under the age of 25. This young demographic holds immense potential. If provided with quality education and adequate training, this segment of the population could become a formidable asset for the country鈥檚 economic growth...
Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos called on Thursday on his entire cabinet to resign after disappointing results for his party at mid-term elections, a move that analysts say is aimed at reviving his waning popularity.
Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, detained at the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity, regained the mayorship of family stronghold Davao city in a landslide vote on Monday, an initial tally showed.
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping put on a display of defiance against the West in Moscow on Thursday ahead of the Kremlin鈥檚 Victory Day celebrations, while Ukraine accused Russia of violating a supposed three-day truce Putin had ordered for the occasion...
THE fire that broke out in the 15-storey Capital Siraj Centre Shopping Mall on Bayley Road in Dhaka on May 5 is disparaging, especially in the wake of a series of fires that have taken place in recent years. In the incident at hand, no casualties were reported perhaps because of the prompt response of firefighters. The fire broke out in the evening and nine fire engines could...
The police detained three madrassah teachers in Fatikchari upazila of Chattogram on charges of raping a 12-year-old boy early Monday...
China and the Philippines on Monday defended their claims to a disputed reef in the South China Sea, after Manila accused Beijing of seeking to 鈥榠ntimidate and harass鈥� with a state media report that suggested the area had been seized.
Beijing on Monday insisted that 鈥榥o phone call鈥� took place recently between president Xi Jinping and his US counterpart, after Donald Trump said he had spoken with the Chinese leader.
A driver killed at least nine people when he plowed a vehicle through a crowd at a Filipino cultural celebration in Vancouver, police in the Canadian city said on Sunday...
Missiles fired off the coast of the northern Philippines Sunday as US and Filipino forces conducted their first integrated defence drills, hours after China said it had seized control of a reef claimed by Manila.
Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba left Sunday for a four-day trip to Vietnam and the Philippines, as Tokyo seeks to shore up regional ties after Donald Trump鈥檚 tariff onslaught...
When canals that run in and around the capital have either fallen into a terrible state or hurtled towards a slow death in the absence of effective waste management and because of encroachment, canals and water bodies in Naraynganj are in no better shape. A waste-filled DND canal at Siddhirganj in Narayanganj, as a photograph that 抖阴精品 published on April 22...
Environment adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Saturday said jute bags would be provided to the public as an alternative to polythene shopping bags under a government initiative that includes subsidised distribution....
Chinese president Xi Jinping met the Cambodian prime minister in Phnom Penh on Thursday on the final leg of a Southeast Asia tour in which he sought to strengthen regional trade ties.
A Dhaka court on Wednesday sentenced Anwar Hossain to life imprisonment for raping his stepdaughter repeatedly at Hatirjheel in Dhaka in 2022...