Assange to be 鈥榝ree man鈥� after US plea deal
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is to be a 鈥榝ree man鈥�, his wife said on Tuesday, once a judge signs off on a plea deal with US authorities to bring to a close his years-long legal drama....
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Bangladesh remains in Tier 2 in US TIP report
The Government of Bangladesh does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so as the country remains in the 鈥楾ier 2鈥� category, according to the US Department of State鈥檚 Trafficking in Persons Report 2024 published on Monday...
Travel bag exports to US rise by 18.42pc
Bangladesh鈥檚 travel goods exports to the United States saw a positive turnaround, achieving an 18.42 per cent year-on-year growth in January to April period of 2024...
At the edge of apocalypse
BIBLICAL flooding, scorching heat, collapsing grid system, animals crumbling, waters rising, crops wilting, economy on the brink, and millions displaced...
Make-believe politics
WE LIVE in a world of make-believe politics, a world where strings pulled in the interests of the super-rich are ever more visible....
Arab-American Democrats slate Biden鈥檚 Gaza stance
Abdullah Hammoud鈥檚 election as the first Muslim mayor of Dearborn was a watershed moment for this city, an automaking hub home to the highest concentration of...
US slaps sanctions on leaders of Russia software firm Kaspersky
The United States unveiled sanctions Friday against 12 top leaders of the Russia-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab, a day after banning the sale of its popular antivirus software on national security grounds.
US imposes new sanctions aimed at Bosnian Serb leader Dodik
The United States on Tuesday tightened sanctions targeting Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik and his family, taking aim at a network of individuals and firms it...
At least 9 wounded in Michigan water park shooting
A shooter opened fire at a water park in the US state of Michigan on Saturday, wounding nine or more people including at least one child, police said...
Lu denies US plots to set up Christian state, air base in Bangladesh
United States assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu has dismissed a claim by prime minister Sheikh Hasina that there was a...
USA hit by first 鈥榮top-clock鈥� penalty
The United States became the first team to be penalised five runs under the new stop-clock rules in their T20 World Cup loss to India on Wednesday but...
Using Ukraine Since 1948
The United States has for nearly 80 years seen Ukraine as the staging ground for its once covert and increasingly overt war with Russia...
A journey through academia and beyond
SEVERAL years ago, I began to introspectively ask myself if my 35 years of national and international service had truly been successful. Initially, the answer seemed obvious 鈥� of course, I was successful. As a professor at various universities in the United States...
US renews conditions for Bangladesh Biman to resume NY flights
The Federal Aviation Administration of the United States on Thursday renewed its condition that the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh achieves top-category safety standards before the two countries resume direct flights...
US unveils sweeping sanctions on Russia
The United States announced a raft of sanctions on Wednesday aimed at constraining Moscow鈥檚 war in Ukraine while raising the stakes for foreign banks that still deal with Russia, ahead of G7 leaders鈥� talks this week...
United States in Middle East
AFTER Iranian prime minister, Mohammad Mossadegh (1951-53), was overthrown in a US-British coup, he stated: 鈥業 am aware that my fate must serve as an example in the future throughout the Middle East in breaking the chains of slavery and servitude to colonial interests.鈥�..
US to remain Bangladesh鈥檚 partner in Rohingya crisis response: Envoy
The United States said that it would continue to advocate with countries in the region, and at the United Nations, for a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Myanmar so that the Rohingyas and others displaced by the violence could safely return home...
How long for Assange to win right to appeal
SO JULIAN Assange won his right to appeal extradition to the United States from England. How long before that next legal step takes place? Months, a year? Who knows? You can bet neither Joe 鈥極nly Pardons for Them That Don鈥檛 Need 鈥楨m鈥� Biden nor Donald 鈥楳aybe a Pardon鈥� Trump is keeping track...
Bangladesh鈥檚 RMG export to US fares badly in Jan-Apr
Bangladesh suffered the highest negative growth among competitor countries in exporting readymade garments to the United States in the...
Mexico鈥檚 Sheinbaum: a tough opponent for US?
A landslide election win will embolden Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico鈥檚 first woman president, to defend her country鈥檚 interests in tense relations with the...
US bans dozens of Georgian officials over Russia-style law
The United States said on Thursday it had banned several dozen Georgians from visiting the United States for their roles in ramming through a law against...
Bangladesh supports US initiative for lasting peace in Gaza
Bangladesh has expressed support for the initiative put forward by the United States of America to achieve a ceasefire, release of hostages and restoration of peace in the Gaza strip.....
NATO鈥檚 Pacific war games
AS THE United States increases its military confrontation with China through new military bases on Guam and the Philippines and more land, sea and air exercises with Asia-Pacific countries, the world鈥檚 largest naval war exercises will be held in the mid-Pacific from June 26 to August 2 and NATO...
US to continue to encourage Bangladesh to ensure fair legal process for Yunus
The United States said that it was closely monitoring the developments in the case against Nobel laureate professor Muhammad Yunus...
Three United States children discover remains of teen T-Rex
What did you do for summer vacation? Three pre-teen dinosaur aficionados have the answer of a lifetime鈥� they discovered the remains of a rare juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex in the North Dakota dirt...
Biden unveils sweeping Mexico border curbs as election looms
The United States will temporarily close its Mexico border to asylum seekers from Wednesday, as President Joe Biden tries to neutralise his political weakness on migration ahead of November's election battle with Donald Trump.
Ukraine to ask for greater freedom to target Russia
Ukraine said on Monday it would urge allies to give its troops more freedom to strike military targets inside Russia after the United States partially lifted restrictions on the use of some Western-supplied weapons...
US seeks to build Asia-Pacific version of NATO: China聽
A Chinese defence official accused the United States on Saturday of seeking to build an Asia-Pacific version of NATO to maintain its hegemony in the region and...
Trump campaign announces $53 million raised after conviction
Donald Trump鈥檚 campaign said on Friday that it had raised nearly $53 million in online small-dollar donations after he was convicted in his New York hush money trial, boasting that the verdict had galvanized his support 鈥榣ike never before.鈥�...
Cricket in uncharted territory as T20 WC begins
Cricket ventures into uncharted territory on Saturday as the first ever major tournament to be staged in the United States gets under way in Texas with the...
