The United States is considering extending its travel ban to 36 more countries, a person who has seen the memo said Monday, marking a dramatic potential expansion of entry restrictions to nearly 1.5 billion people.
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus thanked Australia for resuming visa processing operations in Dhaka as newly appointed Australian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Susan Ryle called on him at the State Guest House Jamuna on Tuesday.
China on Tuesday accused United States president Donald Trump of 鈥榩ouring oil鈥� on the mounting conflict between Iran and Israel, after the US leader warned Tehran residents to 鈥榠mmediately evacuate鈥�...
Manchester United chief executive Omar Berrada is sticking to his ambitious target of winning the Premier League in 2028 to mark the club's 150th anniversary despite a historically bad season for Ruben Amorim's team.
Four Atletico Madrid ultras have been handed suspended jail sentences for hanging a dummy of Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior from a bridge in what police deemed a 鈥榟ate crime鈥�, judicial sources said on Monday.
Chelsea began their Club World Cup campaign with a 2-0 victory against Los Angeles FC in a largely empty stadium on Monday as Brazilian giants Flamengo also got off to a winning start and a Benfica comeback denied Boca Juniors in a stormy encounter.
Justice Md Nozrul Islam Chowdhury, chairman of the newly reconstituted International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Tuesday said that no act of violence 鈥攊ncluding gunshots, bomb blasts, or other terrorist activities 鈥� can stop the tribunal from holding trials related to the July鈥揂ugust 2024 atrocities...
Israel and Iran traded missile fire for a fifth straight day on Tuesday, as United States president Donald Trump warned Tehran residents to 鈥榠mmediately evacuate鈥� and left a G7 summit early...
Dhaka University authorities on Monday appointed the chief returning officer and nine returning officers for holding the next Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union election...
The interim government is in a dilemma about whether to keep the proposed undisclosed money legalisation facility or not in the national budget for the 2025-26 financial year, finance ministry officials said...
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday urged the interim government to promptly inform the Election Commission of the decisions made during a recent meeting between chief adviser Muhammad Yunus and the party acting chairman Tarique Rahman in London regarding the upcoming general election, tentatively scheduled for February 2026...
Professor Md Abdus Sattar, former vice-chancellor of the Jashore University of Science and Technology, was taken into the custody of Jashore Central Jail on Monday in a graft case...
The Anti-Corruption Commission has sent to the relevant authorities in the United Kingdom information on properties allegedly owned by Bashundhara Group chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan鈥檚 two sons 鈥� Safiat Sobhan and Sadat Sobhan 鈥� over allegations of...
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...
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday directed the authorities concerned to immediately form a committee to investigate the role of former chief election commissioners, election commissioners and secretaries of the election commission secretariat...
Diversity, equity and inclusion policies are facing a pushback around the world as part of a strategic shift to scapegoat vulnerable groups, the UN rights chief Volker Turk said Monday.
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday started an inquiry into allegations of embezzling and laundering Tk 2,000 crore against immediate past Bangladesh high commissioner to the United Kingdom Saida Muna Tasneem and her husband Generation Next Fashions Ltd chairman Tauhidul Islam Chaudhury.
WITH the passage of time, the growing concern over the degradation of our planet, particularly through global warming, continues to escalate, undermining the Earth鈥檚 ability to fulfil its full potential in serving human welfare. Since the United Nations General Assembly designated June 17 as Desertification and Drought Day in 1994, this day has served as an important...
The United Nations on Monday said it was drastically scaling back its global humanitarian aid plans due to the 鈥榙eepest funding cuts ever鈥�.
Law adviser Asif Nazrul on Monday said that an initiative was taken to formulate a law on enforced disappearance within a month...
Visiting delegation of United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances on Monday commended the significant steps taken by the interim government to address the issue of enforced disappearances...
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Monday ordered the publication of notices in two national newspapers asking deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan to appear before the tribunal within seven days.
Iran launched missiles at Israeli cities Monday after Israeli strikes deep inside the Islamic republic, raising Israel鈥檚 death toll by 11 on day four of an escalating air war.
Bayern Munich showed no mercy to amateurs Auckland City at the Club World Cup on Sunday, beating the minnows from New Zealand 10-0 in their opening game as Jamal Musiala came off the bench to score a second-half hat-trick.
The UIU ASCEND team from United International University has recently bagged 2nd place in Asia and 7th place in the World at the CanSat Competition 2025 organised by the American Astronautical Society.
The Hubei-Bangladesh Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Exchange Conference 2025 was held at the International Conference Hall of Daffodil International University at Daffodil Smart City of Savar in Dhaka on Sunday...
United Commercial Bank PLC has ushered in a transformative chapter in the country鈥檚 banking sector, says a press release.
President Donald Trump hosted the largest US military parade in decades on his 79th birthday as protesters rallied across the country to accuse him of acting like a dictator.
PROFESSOR Muhammad Yunus鈥檚 recent visit to London, marked by the distinguished honour of receiving the King Charles III Harmony Award 2025, was a moment of significance鈥攏ot only for him personally but also for the Bangladeshis and the wider global community who value peace, equity, and sustainable development. It also, perhaps unintentionally, served as...
Tottenham have signed French youngster Mathys Tel on a permanent deal from Bayern Munich after his loan spell at the Europa League winners, the two clubs said on Sunday.