Many non-governmental organisations and marginalised communities who benefit from different socio-economic services provided by these organisations in Bangladesh are already feeling the impact of the USAID fund freeze ordered by United States president Donald Trump in January...
Japan asked the United States on Wednesday to be exempt from President Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs on steel and aluminium exports, Tokyo鈥檚 top government spokesman said...
PRESIDENT Donald J Trump likes teasing out the unmentionable, and the Israel-Palestinian situation was hardly going to be any different. With a touch of horror and the grotesque, he offered a solution to the issue of what would happen to Gaza at the conclusion of hostilities. In a White House press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he...
THE United States has implemented a series of executive order tariffs, effective from February 4, on key trading partners, including Canada, Mexico and China, as part of its broader trade policy agenda. Additional 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports, whereas 10 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods are also imposed by US president Donald Trump. The orders...
Two more readymade garment factory units in Bangladesh have gained the United States Green Building Council鈥檚 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certificates, according to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association...
The United States on Friday announced the approval of the sale of more than $7.4 billion in bombs, missiles and related equipment to Israel, which has used American-made weapons to devastating effect during the war in Gaza.
India hinted that Bangladesh issues might come up for discussions during the meeting between US president Donald Trump and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi in the context of regional situation...
The United States said Wednesday that its government vessels would sail for free through the Panama Canal following heavy pressure from President Donald Trump, but authorities at the waterway swiftly issued a denial.
Palestinian militant group Hamas lashed out Wednesday at president Donald Trump鈥檚 shock proposal for the United States to take over the Gaza Strip and resettle its people in other countries, seemingly whether they want to leave or not...
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.
A US Air Force plane carrying more than a hundred Indian migrants expelled by the United States landed in India on Wednesday, local media reported...
President Donald Trump revealed an extraordinary plan Tuesday for the United States to take over the Gaza Strip, resettle Palestinians in other countries 鈥� seemingly whether they wanted to leave or not 鈥� and turn the territory into the Riviera of the Middle East...
The United States embassy in Dhaka will launch a new visa service system starting February 8, temporarily suspending access to its current online platform...
China said on Tuesday that it would impose tariffs of 15 per cent on imports of coal and liquefied natural gas from the United States, after Washington slapped ten percent levies on Chinese goods....
A three-member delegation of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, including the party鈥檚 acting chairman Tarique Rahman鈥檚 daughter Zaima Rahman, is set to attend the annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington DC in the United States...
Panama鈥檚 president Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday ruled out negotiations with the United States over ownership of the Panama Canal as he prepares to host Donald Trump鈥檚 secretary of state Marco Rubio.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir met with ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson, charge d鈥檃ffaires at the United States Embassy in Dhaka, and discussed the country鈥檚 latest political situation and the upcoming election...
The interim government has said that they look forward to continuing to work with the United States and Bangladesh鈥檚 other friends and allies to combat efforts to manipulate the Trump administration and create divisions between countries through purely invented propaganda...
US officials said on Thursday there were likely no survivors after a passenger jet carrying 64 people collided in midair with a military helicopter and crashed into the icy waters of Washington鈥檚 Potomac river.
The vast majority of Greenland residents do not want their island to become part of the United States as envisaged by President Donald Trump, according to a poll published on Wednesday...
Ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson, charge d鈥檃ffaires at the United States Embassy in Dhaka, is hosting a series of meetings with political party leaders, said the US Embassy in Dhaka on Wednesday.
THE suspension of US aid can have wide-ranging impacts both on the countries directly affected and on global dynamics. The United States has been a major source of humanitarian, economic, and military assistance to numerous countries, particularly in regions like Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America...
The United States, the world鈥檚 biggest donor, froze virtually all foreign aid on Friday, making exceptions only for emergency food, and military funding for Israel and Egypt.
PRESIDENT Donald Trump, never one to shy away from a headline-grabbing manoeuvre, on January 21 announced that he was mulling over a 10 per cent tariff on Chinese import, potentially set to take effect on February 1. This move, the latest salvo in the long-simmering trade spat between the world鈥檚 two largest economies, raises eyebrows and questions...
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...
A federal judge in the United States on Thursday put a temporary block on President Donald Trump鈥檚 attempt to restrict birthright citizenship.
India is prepared to take back its citizens residing illegally in the United States, foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has said after meeting the top diplomat of president Donald Trump鈥檚 new administration.
A coalition of Democratic-leaning states launched legal actions Tuesday seeking to block Donald Trump鈥檚 plan to end birthright citizenship in the United States...
