The US government's giant humanitarian agency USAID on Tuesday announced it was placing its staff in the United States and around the world on administrative leave as it moved to recall employees from overseas postings.
Hundreds of US government websites were offline on Monday, an AFP review showed, including that of the humanitarian agency USAID which president Donald Trump鈥檚 administration is shutting down...
Elon Musk attacked the US Agency for International Development, calling it a 鈥榗riminal organisation鈥� on Sunday, as president Donald Trump claimed the agency was 鈥榬un by radical lunatics鈥� and said he was considering its future.
IN 2019, I worked with a USAID-funded project called Nobo Jatra, which was implemented across 40 unions in the Khulna and Satkhira districts of Bangladesh. One of these unions was Buri Goalini, located in Shyamnagar Upazila. Like many other villages in the southwestern region of the country, Buri Goalini suffered from high salinity levels, leading to...
THE decision by US President Donald Trump to suspend foreign aid for 90 days, announced on the very night of his second term inauguration, has raised concerns across the globe. For countries like Bangladesh, where US assistance is crucial in development efforts, this move warrants careful examination. Stakeholders, development partners, and...
Leaders of the Bhashani Onusari Parishad, a partner of the Ganatantra Mancha, on Wednesday called on the political parties to form national unity to resist Indian aggression in the border areas between Bangladesh and India...
Syed Ashraf Uddin, a faculty, astronomer and astrophysicist from the University of South Carolina, USA, delivered a lecture at the third colloquium of the Center for Astronomy, Space Science, and Astrophysics at Independent University, Bangladesh on Monday, says a press release.
USA national team coach Mauricio Pochettino has been quick to praise the quality of American players but says he wants to inject some Argentine spirit and patriotism into his squad.
BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology and Coppin State University, USA, signed a transformative Memorandum of Understanding to foster academic and research collaboration recently...
The 23rd Dhaka International Yarn and Fabric Show 2025 (Winter Edition) organised jointly by CEMS-Global USA and CCPIT-Tex China began on Wednesday at the International Convention City Bashundhara in the capital Dhaka, said a press release...
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai urged Muslim leaders on Sunday not to legitimise the Afghan Taliban government and to 鈥榮how true leadership鈥� over their assault on women鈥檚 rights.
THE government鈥檚 having increased value-added tax and supplementary duty on more than a hundred products and services by way of two ordinances, promulgated on January 9, has rightly raised the call for the government to walk back the decision. The products and services that have become dearer include mobile talk time, internet usage, biscuit...
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai will attend an international summit on girls鈥� education hosted by her native Pakistan, where she was nearly killed by militants as a schoolgirl.
The US-based Friedkin Group have completed the takeover of Everton, the Premier League club announced Thursday.
THE special military operation in Ukraine essentially puts an end to the unipolar world in which the Americans considered themselves the supreme ruler, bossing around other countries...
USAID鈥檚 Sisimpur project, the local production of Sesame Street in Bangladesh, has launched an initiative to bring the joy of nursery rhymes to children, says a press release.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia on Wednesday visited the US Embassy in Dhaka to give her biometric fingerprint for visa.
Today is the fifth anniversary of death of poet and architect Rabiul Husain...
USAID鈥檚 Women Thrive in Bangladesh project on Wednesday hosted a job fair in Chattogram to connect local women jobseekers with employers and service providers, aiming to enhance their career prospects...
Kusal Mendis hit a gritty 74 not out as Sri Lanka posted a thrilling three-wicket win against New Zealand to clinch the three-match one-day international series on Sunday.
Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson slapped opponent Jake Paul as the two men faced off for the final time on Thursday ahead of their controversial Netflix-backed bout.
Kusal Mendis and Avishka Fernando both slammed centuries to set up a convincing 45-run victory for Sri Lanka in the rain-interrupted first one-day international against New Zealand on Wednesday.
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government chief adviser鈥檚 press secretary Shafiqul Alam on Wednesday said the interim government hopes that the existing relations between Bangladesh and the USA will reach a new height during the tenure of newly elected US president Donald Trump.
The United Nations鈥� World Food Programme has received new contribution of $121 million from USAID鈥檚 bureau for humanitarian assistance to support ongoing humanitarian efforts in the...
CEMS-Global USA, a New York-based multinational exhibition and convention organiser, on Monday announced that it would host Bangladeshi edition of its globally renowned Textile Series of Exhibitions.
Human rights advocates including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai criticised Pakistan on Wednesday for stopping a leading ethnic minority activist from travelling to accept a US award.
Tens of thousands of workers at major ports on the US East and Gulf Coasts went on strike Tuesday in action that could drag on the world鈥檚 largest聽economy聽just ahead of the November presidential election...
New Zealand were flailing at 22-2 and trailing by 580 on Friday against a dominant Sri Lankan batting attack that saw middle-order maestro Kamindu Mendis reach 1,000 runs from just eight Test appearances.
Bangladesh has expressed its commitment to contributing to the global goals beyond 2030, focusing on equitable development, empathy and sustainability.
The foreign secretary of India, Vikram Misri, said on Saturday that issues related to Bangladesh were discussed during the bilateral meeting between Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and...
