Yunus returns after 9-day New York visit
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday returned home wrapping up his nine-day New York tour to attend the 80th UN General Assembly session in New York of the United States...
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US, UK announce fresh aid commitment of $96m to Rohingyas
The United States and the United Kingdom announced fresh aid commitment of $96 million in the first ever high level conference on the Situation of the Rohingya Muslims and Other Minorities in Myanmar at the UN headquarters on Tuesday...
US TIP report puts Bangladesh in Tier 2
Bangladesh has remained in Tier 2, as in the past year, in the United States Department of State鈥檚 Trafficking in Persons Report 2025 published on Tuesday...
Japan insists 鈥榥o discrepancies鈥� with US on investments
Japan鈥檚 tariff envoy said Wednesday there were 鈥榥o discrepancies鈥� with the United States on the $550 billion of mooted investments by Tokyo as part of their recent trade agreement...
Taiwan says 鈥榳ill not agree鈥� to making 50pc of its chips in US
Taiwan 鈥榳ill not agree鈥� to making 50 per cent of its semiconductors in the United States, the island鈥檚 lead tariff negotiator said Wednesday, as Washington pressures Taipei to produce more chips on US soil...
Iran toughens penalty for spying for US, Israel
Iranian authorities on Wednesday approved a bill toughening penalties for those convicted of spying on behalf of Israel and the United States, months after the 12-day war between the foes...
President Trump says not winning Nobel would be insult to US
President Donald Trump said Tuesday it would be an 鈥榠nsult鈥� to the United States if he does not receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his self-proclaimed role in solving multiple wars.
Trump tells generals US faces 鈥榳ar from within鈥�
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States faces a 鈥榳ar from within鈥� from crime and immigration, in a darkly authoritarian speech to a rare meeting of the top US military officers...
Netanyahu apologises to Qatar, promises no new strike
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling Qatar鈥檚 prime minister from the White House on Monday, apologised for strikes against Hamas in the Gulf country and promised not to do so again, the United States said...
Professor Yunus seeks greater foreign investment
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus had several meetings with the head of goverments and business leaders of different countries on the sideline of the 80th United Nations General Assembly at New York in the USA on Wednesday.
Economy must place human well-being above narrow accumulation of wealth: Yunus
Bangladesh chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday (New York time) said that they must move towards an economy that places human well-being, social justice and environmental stewardship above the narrow accumulation of wealth...
Bangladesh ready for fair polls by聽mid-Feb, says Yunus
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus said that his government was prepared to ensure a free, fair, and peaceful general election in the first half of February in Bangladesh as he had a meeting with United States special envoy...
United States prosecutor 鈥榝ired鈥� after pressure to charge Trump foes
United States president Donald Trump said on Saturday he 鈥榝ired鈥� a federal prosecutor who was reportedly facing pressure over investigations into two of the Republican leader鈥檚 political foes...
US for reforms for strong fiscal transparency in Bangladesh
The US State Department鈥檚 2025 Fiscal Transparency Report has called on Bangladesh to take further steps to improve fiscal transparency, noting that while the interim government has made progress in budgetary openness, significant gaps...
Govt reconsiders LDC graduation
The government is reconsidering Bangladesh鈥檚 graduation from the Least Developed Country status following pressure from the country鈥檚 business community.
RMG exporters seek clarity on US tariffs
Bangladesh鈥檚 readymade garment exporters have sought detailed clarification and an implementation mechanism regarding a recent United States executive order that allows a 20 per cent reciprocal tariff on Bangladeshi goods to be reduced if at least 20 per cent US-origin content or raw materials are used...
India, US to hold trade talks amid tariff storm
India and the United States are set to hold trade discussions in the capital New Delhi on Tuesday, officials and Indian media reports said, as the two countries seek to resolve a tariff row...
Bangladesh interim govt chief seeks deeper trade ties with US
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday reaffirmed Bangladesh鈥檚 strong commitment to deepening bilateral relations with the United States, particularly in trade, investment, energy and development cooperation...
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...
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...
