Globe Biotech鈥檚 Covid vaccine wins US pharma patent
Globe Biotech Limited, a subsidiary of Globe Pharma Group of Companies, has obtained a United States patent for its homegrown Covid vaccine Bangavax...
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US may cut tariffs further if trade deficit reduces: adviser
The United States assured that it might cut the imposed 20 per cent tariffs on Bangladeshi products if the country continues to shrink the trade deficit, said commerce adviser on Sunday...
New round of US-China trade talks kicks off in Madrid
China and the United States kicked off the latest round of trade talks on Sunday in Madrid, where they are set to thrash out their TikTok dispute and President Donald Trump鈥檚 promised hefty tariffs...
Tectonic shift over the fault lines
On March 1, 2001, president George W Bush, speaking at the National Defence University in Washington DC, stated that the United States and Russia 鈥榓re not and must not be strategic adversaries.鈥� Yet, more than two decades later, as the 2024 US presidential elections approached, Republican nominee Donald Trump remarked during a televised interview on November...
US envoy agrees to prisoner swap: Taliban govt
Washington鈥檚 special envoy Adam Boehler made a rare visit on Saturday to Kabul, where he said the United States would move forward with a prisoner exchange, according to the Taliban government...
Dhaka expects lowered US tariff before deal
Bangladesh would seek to lower the 20 per cent tariff announced by the United States administration before the deal is finalised...
US envoy hopes to resolve India tariff row within weeks
The United States expects to resolve a bitter tariff row with India within weeks, an envoy of president Donald Trump said Thursday, as he voiced hope for keeping New Delhi in US good graces.
Hamas says US 鈥榓ccomplice鈥� in Israel Qatar attack
Hamas accused the United States on Thursday of complicity in Israel鈥檚 deadly attack on its negotiators in Qatar, lambasting Israel for seeking to kill off Gaza truce talks as Doha buried the dead...
100 news organisations urge US not to slash journalist visas
More than 100 international media groups and industry bodies urged Washington on Thursday not to slash the time foreign journalists can stay in the United States, saying the planned change would hurt its image abroad.
Rethinking work鈥搇ife balance
THE phrase work鈥搇ife balance was coined in Britain in the late 1970s and popularised in the United States during the 1980s, propelled by the Women鈥檚 Liberation Movement, which pressed for a fairer division between career and domestic responsibilities. Historians link its early usage to British campaigners lobbying for workplace reforms for working mothers. Since...
Trump blasts 鈥榬adical left鈥� after killing of Charlie Kirk
Donald Trump lashed out at the 鈥榬adical left鈥� on Wednesday after the apparent assassination of his right-wing ally Charlie Kirk, vowing a crackdown after a killing that has sparked fears of worsening political violence in the United States.
US immigration raid exposes S Korea business visa woes
South Korean business insiders told AFP Tuesday that many firms had been bending visa rules to send workers to the United States, saying this would change after a shock immigration raid...
US mulls buffer zone in Ukraine with troops from KSA, Bangladesh
The United States and its allies are weighing a plan to establish a buffer zone inside Ukraine, potentially to be secured by troops from non-NATO countries such as Saudi Arabia or Bangladesh, NBC News has reported...
88 postal operators suspend services to US over tariffs: UN
Postal traffic to the United States plunged more than 80 per cent following Washington鈥檚 imposition of new tariffs, with 88 operators worldwide fully or partially suspending services, the Universal Postal Union said Saturday...
Japanese prime minster Ishiba says he will step down
Japan鈥檚 prime minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Sunday he would step down after less than a year in power, during which he lost his majority in both houses of parliament.
Postal traffic to US plunges by 80pc following US over tariffs: UN
The Universal Postal Union is working on the rapid development of a new technical solution, its director general Masahiko Metoki said...
US sanctions Palestinian rights groups over ICC probe
The United States has imposed sanctions on three leading Palestinian NGOs, accusing them of supporting International Criminal Court efforts to prosecute Israeli nationals.
Firms 鈥榟esitant鈥� to hire in uncertain economy: survey
Businesses in several regions of the United States were reluctant to hire workers in August because of uncertainty over the economic outlook, a Federal Reserve report said Wednesday...
US charg茅 d鈥� affaires Jacobson meets air force chief
Charg茅 d鈥� affaires of the United States in Dhaka Tracey Ann Jacobson paid a courtesy call on chief of air staff of Bangladesh Air Force Air-Chief-Marshall Hasan Mahmood Khan on Wednesday...
11 killed in US strike on drug-carrying boat from Venezuela: Trump
President Donald Trump said US forces had attacked a boat carrying drugs to the United States Tuesday, killing 11 鈥榥arcoterrorists鈥� from a gang he alleged was controlled by leftist Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro...
Ariful Islam named as next ambassador to US
Ambassador Tareq Md Ariful Islam, who served as permanent representative of Bangladesh to the UN Offices in Geneva, is going to be Bangladesh鈥檚 next ambassador to the United States.
Bangladesh nominates Ariful Islam as next ambassador to United States
Ambassador Tareq Md Ariful Islam, who served as the permanent representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Offices in Geneva, is going to be Bangladesh鈥檚 next ambassador to the United States...
Trump admin names Brent Christensen as US ambassador to Bangladesh
The Trump administration has finally named its nominee for US ambassador to Bangladesh, choosing a seasoned career diplomat to fill the top post at its Dhaka mission.
US supports no particular party, politician, says envoy
The United States charg茅 d鈥� affaires in Dhaka, Tracey Ann Jacobson, on Monday said that the US government did not support any political party, any individual politician, or any particular outcome in the upcoming elections.
US should not deny Palestinians access to UNGA: France
French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Saturday there should be no restrictions on access to next month鈥檚 UN General Assembly, after the United States said it would deny visas to members of the Palestinian authority.
US to refuse visas to Palestinian officials to attend UNGA
The United States said Friday it will deny visas to members of the Palestinian Authority to attend next month鈥檚 UN General Assembly, where France is leading a push to recognize a Palestinian state.
Tariff exemption for small packages entering US ends
The United States on Friday ended tariff exemptions on small packages entering the country from abroad, in a move that has sparked concern among small businesses and warnings of consumer price hikes.
Why are countries accepting deportees from the US
Several poor countries, mostly in Africa, have agreed to take deportees from the United States as part of president Donald Trump鈥檚 crackdown on undocumented migrants. What motivates them?
Iran says return of IAEA inspectors not full resumption of cooperation
Iran said Wednesday that the return of UN nuclear inspectors did not represent a full resumption of cooperation, which was suspended in the aftermath of June attacks by Israel and the United States...
China says hopes US will welcome more Chinese students
China said on Wednesday it hopes the United States will welcome more Chinese students, after President Donald Trump said he intended to allow 6,00,000 students to enter the country...