President seeks more Malaysian investment in Bangladesh
President Mohammed Shahabuddin has urged Malaysian investors to come up with more invests in various sectors, including Special Economic Zones, in Bangladesh...
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Hamas, Fatah agree on joint committee to run post-war Gaza
Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas鈥檚 Fatah party have agreed to create a committee to jointly administer post-war Gaza, negotiators from both sides said on Tuesday...
Time of hope and a promise to keep
THE recent political transition in Sri Lanka, following the presidential and parliamentary elections of September and November, offers a pivotal opportunity to address entrenched issues of exclusion. In his inaugural speech at the 10th Parliament, president Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasised his commitment to preventing racism and religious extremism in Sri Lanka. He asserted that his government...
Biden pardons son Hunter ahead of sentencing
US president Joe Biden on Sunday issued an official pardon for his son Hunter, who is facing sentencing for two criminal cases related to tax evasion and the purchase of a firearm.
Musk calls for US to replace fighter jets with drones
Billionaire Elon Musk, tapped by US president-elect Donald Trump to slash federal government spending, lashed out at modern fighter jets on Monday, saying that drones were the future of air combat...
G20 knocks out G7 agendas
THE G20 summit in Rio earlier this week offered the quite intriguing spectacle of a deeply divided world, geopolitically and geoeconomically, trying to put on a brave 鈥榟oliday in the sun鈥� face...
Putin vows more N-capable missile firing at Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday promised more combat test-firing of an experimental hypersonic missile launched at Ukraine, as Volodymyr Zelensky appealed for updated air-defence systems to meet the new threat...
China moves to boost foreign trade
China unveiled new measures on Thursday to boost foreign trade, as Beijing battles to turn around a slowing聽economy聽threatened further by the potentially hostile policies of incoming US president Donald Trump...
Reading demands for change
THE political avalanche that swept the electoral landscape due to the demand for change was unprecedented. In some electorates the majority achieved by the NPP exceeded 70 per cent. The overall majority in the country was 61 per cent. The avalanche swept aside many who had earned names for themselves on account of their long years of...
Serbia ready to help Bangladesh: ex-president
Former Serbian president Boris Tadi膰 paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh chief adviser professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday...
Biden clears Ukraine for long-range missile strikes inside Russia
The Kremlin accused US president Joe Biden on Monday of escalating the war in Ukraine by allowing Kyiv to use long-range missiles supplied by Washington to strike targets inside Russia...
Xi tells Biden support for Taiwan a 鈥榬ed line鈥� in ties
Chinese president Xi Jinping warned the United States on Saturday not to cross a 鈥榬ed line鈥� in support for Taiwan, but told his counterpart Joe Biden that Beijing was willing to work...
Has Kamala Harris abided by her parents鈥� advice?
I WAS in the neighbouring city of Milwaukee during the 2024 Democratic National Convention (DNC) that took place in Chicago on August 19鈥�22. We all knew that Kamala Harris would be the Democratic Party鈥檚 presidential candidate in the November 5, 2024 US election and that she would give a candidacy acceptance speech before the DNC delegates...
Trump's top team: firebrands and stalwarts
US President-elect Donald Trump is handing top roles for his future White House to a mix of political allies, firebrands and a few relatively conventional figures.
Biden warns of era of 鈥榮ignificant political change鈥�
US president Joe Biden warned of an era of political upheaval as he held his last meeting with key Asia-Pacific allies before Donald Trump鈥檚 impending return to power.
Fitch upgrades Argentina debt rating amid economic pain
Credit ratings agency Fitch upgraded Argentina鈥檚 sovereign debt rating to 鈥楥CC鈥� from 鈥楥C鈥� on Friday, citing improved ability to meet upcoming foreign debt payments and successful economic reforms under President Javier Milei...
Trump picks Elon Musk to head US 'government efficiency' department
US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will lead a so-called Department of Government Efficiency alongside American entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.
Rubio tipped for secretary of state as Trump聽makes new appointments
US president-elect Donald Trump announced new members of his incoming administration on Monday, and was expected to pick senator Marco Rubio as secretary of state.
Trump demands Senate bypass votes to confirm appointees
US president-elect Donald Trump demanded Sunday that Republican lawmakers allow him to appoint key officials without a Senate confirmation vote, aiming to block the little remaining...
Trump completes swing state sweep by taking Arizona
Donald Trump won the state of Arizona in this week鈥檚 US presidential election, US TV networks projected on Saturday, completing the Republican鈥檚 sweep of all seven swing states.
Xi hails 鈥榥ew chapter鈥� in relations with Indonesia
Chinese president Xi Jinping told his Indonesian counterpart that Beijing hopes for a 鈥榥ew chapter鈥� in bilateral relations, as the two leaders met on Saturday.
Defeat to Trump prompts Democratic soul-searching
Democrats are facing a painful reckoning over Kamala Harris鈥檚 drubbing at the hands of Donald Trump in the US presidential election, as shock gives way to anger and...
Key contenders eyeing top roles in Trump鈥檚 second term
As US president-elect Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House in January, he is already gearing up to select key members for his Cabinet, reports...
Trump win a chance for US to reassess wrong policies: Iran
Iran on Thursday called Donald Trump鈥檚 victory in the US presidential election an opportunity for the United States to reassess past 鈥榳rong policies鈥�.
President-elect Trump at 276 electoral votes, Harris at 219: US media
Republican former president Donald Trump has won the White House, securing more than the 270 electoral votes needed to defeat Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, US networks projected early Wednesday.
New Russian disinformation targets swing states
Russia-linked disinformation operations have falsely claimed officials in battleground states plan to fraudulently sway the outcome of the extraordinarily close US presidential election...
Final US campaign blitz for Harris, Trump
Bitter rivals Kamala Harris and Donald Trump embark on a final frenzied campaign blitz Monday with both hitting must-win Pennsylvania on the last day of the tightest and most volatile...
US stocks rebound on Amazon results ahead of Fed, election finale
Wall Street stocks rebounded Friday from mixed tech earnings and investor jitters less than a week before a neck-and-neck US presidential election...
Student leaders to suggest formation of council with political parties
The Student Movement Against Discrimination and the National Citizens鈥� Committee are going suggest that the interim government should form a council with the representatives of all political parties to resolve...
BNP to say nothing until govt move
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has decided that they will not speak anything publicly on the issue of the removal of president Muhammed Shahabuddin until the government takes...