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 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�.
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...
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.
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.
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.
Donald Trump warned Iran on Sunday that it would experience 鈥榯he full strength鈥� of the US military if it attacks the United States, reiterating that Washington 鈥榟ad nothing to do鈥� with Israel鈥檚 strikes on Tehran鈥檚 nuclear and intelligence facilities...
Russian president Vladimir Putin told his US counterpart Donald Trump on Saturday that Moscow was ready to hold a fresh round of peace talks with Kyiv after June 22, once the warring sides complete exchanging prisoners and soldiers鈥� bodies...
A giant orange balloon depicting Donald Trump in a diaper towered over one 鈥楴o Kings鈥� protest Saturday, as hundreds of thousands thronged streets across the United States to decry the president鈥檚 policies...
A manhunt was underway Saturday for a gunman who shot two Democratic state lawmakers in Minnesota, killing one and her husband and wounding the other, in what the northern US state's governor said were politically motivated attacks.
ISRAEL鈥橲 consistent attacks on Iran since 2023 have all been illegal, violations of the United Nations Charter (1945). Iran is a member state of the United Nations and is therefore a sovereign state in the international order. If Israel had a problem with Iran, there are many mechanisms mandated by international law that permit Israel to bring complaints against Iran...
Matheus Cunha says he is determined to help Manchester United bounce back from their worst league season in 51 years after becoming the club's first major signing of the transfer window.
David Beckham's knighthood is the culmination of years of tireless efforts to transcend football and turn himself into a global icon at the 鈥榠ntersection of sport, fashion and business.鈥�
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus returned home Saturday morning, wrapping up his four-day official tour to London...
Iran called Israel鈥檚 wave of strikes on Friday a declaration of war, while US president Donald Trump warned Tehran of 鈥榚ven more brutal鈥� attacks if it does not make a deal on its nuclear programme.
Israel carried out strikes against Iran on Friday, targeting its nuclear and military sites, and killing the head of Iran鈥檚 Revolutionary Guards and top nuclear scientists.
Matheus Cunha聽said he had 鈥榙reamed of wearing the red shirt鈥� of Manchester United after the club confirmed his signing from Wolves on Thursday.
Britain鈥檚 economy shrank more than expected in April following a tax hike on UK businesses and a record drop in exports to the United States due to president Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs, official data showed Thursday...
The number of people forcibly displaced from their homes worldwide has dropped slightly from a record high but remains 鈥榰ntenably high鈥�, the United Nations said Thursday.
Boeing shares tumbled 5.0 percent in early trading on Thursday after a London-bound Boeing 787 operated by Air India crashed in Ahmedabad, likely killing all 242 people on board.
The United Kingdom鈥檚 National Crime Agency has frozen properties in the United Kingdom owned by Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, Bangladesh鈥檚 former minister of land, according to a report by Al Jazeera鈥檚 Investigative Unit...
Nearly 138 million children were still working in the world鈥檚 fields and factories in 2024, the United Nations said on Wednesday, warning that given the slow pace of progress, eliminating child labour could be delayed by 鈥榟undreds of years.鈥�...
Labour and employment and shipping adviser M Sakhawat Hussain held a bilateral meeting with the United States deputy secretary of Labour Keith E Sonderling at the side-line of International Labour Conference at the ILO Headquarters in Geneva on Tuesday...
The country鈥檚 readymade garment exports to the United States, the single largest export destination of Bangladesh, experienced a robust growth of 29.34 per cent to $2.98 billion in January-April of 2025, amid ongoing tariff fears...
The United Nations Population Fund has faced budget cuts before, but the impact of president Donald Trump鈥檚 policies has been even more 鈥榙evastating鈥� for reproductive health worldwide, chief Natalia Kanem told AFP.
OVER the past decade, the international community has watched the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar evolve into one of the most pressing humanitarian emergencies of our time. At the centre of the response has been the United Nations 鈥� praised for its humanitarian efforts, yet criticised for political paralysis and delayed action...
