Sri Lanka votes to eject Rajapaksa from state mansion
Sri Lanka鈥檚 parliament voted on Wednesday to evict former president Mahinda Rajapaksa and two others from state-owned mansions under austerity measures introduced by the new leftist government...
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Harris slams Biden reelection bid as 鈥榬ecklessness鈥�
Former US vice president Kamala Harris said it was 鈥榬ecklessness鈥� to let Joe Biden run for a second term as president, in an excerpt released Wednesday from her upcoming memoir...
Protesters jeer at President Trump at Washington restaurant
Viral videos on social media portray the moment protesters began jeering US President Donald Trump at a Washington restaurant on Tuesday, shouting 鈥楩ree DC! Free Palestine! Trump is the Hitler of our time!鈥�
Judicial Service Commission submits annual report to president
The Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission on Monday submitted its 2024 annual report to president Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban in Dhaka...
Trump names close political aide as ambassador to India
President Donald Trump on Friday tapped close political aide Sergio Gor as US ambassador to India, sending one of his feared enforcers at a delicate time in ties with New Delhi.
New German ambassador presents credentials to president
The newly appointed German ambassador to Bangladesh, R眉diger Lotz, has presented his credentials to President Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban in Dhaka...
Govt revokes BPM, PPM medals for 40 cops
The interim government has revoked Bangladesh Police Medal, BPM in short, and President Police Medal, PPM in short, of 40 fugitive police officials, as they remain absconded from their work stations...
Tragedy of a forgotten report
COUNTERFACTUALS 鈥� what if so and so had happened? 鈥� are always dicey. For example; would there have been a full-scale Vietnam war if President John F Kennedy had not been assassinated? There is no way to prove that hypothesis right or wrong. In the case of today鈥檚 Middle East, one could pose the counterfactual question about a forgotten 1919 report about...
Trump takes a swipe at London's mayor
US President Donald Trump attacked London's Mayor Sadiq Khan once again at a news conference in Scotland alongside British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who interjected that Khan was his 鈥榝riend鈥�.
Trump sues Murdoch, Wall Street Journal over Epstein sex bombshell
US President Donald Trump sued media magnate Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal on Friday over the publication of a bombshell report on his friendship with the infamous alleged sex trafficker of underage girls, Jeffrey Epstein.
Trump diagnosed with vein issue after leg swelling, hand bruising
US President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with a common, benign vein condition, the White House said Thursday, following speculation about his heavily bruised hand and swollen legs.
Trump says Coca-Cola to replace HFCS with cane sugar in US
Beverage giant Coca-Cola has agreed to use real cane sugar in its US production, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday on social media.
China, India, EU among Russia's main trading partners
US President Donald Trump is threatening to hit Russia's trading partners with tariffs of up to 100 per cent if Moscow does not end its war on Ukraine by the beginning of September.
Trump the football fan: US president to attend FIFA club final
Donald Trump will on Sunday showcase his unexpected attachment to a sport in which 鈥楢merica First鈥� remains a dream, for now.
Macron turns to politics on 2nd day of UK state visit
French president Emmanuel Macron鈥檚 state visit to Britain turned to politics Wednesday as London is expected to press Paris for new measures to curb undocumented immigration...
Bangladesh hit with 35pc tariff as Trump unveils new US duties
US President Donald Trump unveiled higher tariffs for Japan, South Korea and a dozen other countries in a push for new trade deals Monday -- but extended the deadline for the steeper levies to kick in until August.
US tariffs to kick in on Aug 1, barring trade deals
US tariffs will kick in on August 1 if trading partners from Taiwan to the European Union do not strike deals with Washington, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday.
NATO chief dubs Trump 'Daddy' as president calls Iran, Israel fighting kids
He's already the world's most powerful man, but US President Donald Trump got a new nickname on Wednesday from NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte -- the 鈥楧addy鈥�.
Most parties for secret聽ballot to elect president
The political parties attending the fifth-day session of the second round of the National Consensus Commission-hosted dialogue on Thursday remained divided over key issues, including the method of electing the president and the composition of the proposed upper house.
Debate should majorly centre on more powers for president
THE national consensus commission on the fourth day of its second-round dialogue on June 18 dealt with the process of presidential elections, which came to be adjourned as the 30 political parties that attended the dialogue could not have a consensus. The reforms commission has proposed an electoral college of 505 votes from the proposed national assembly...
No consensus on constitutional council, president election
The fourth meeting of the National Consensus Commission鈥檚 second-round dialogue with political parties was adjourned on Wednesday as they could not reach a consensus on the proposed National Constitutional Council and presidential election process...
Khamenei says Iran will 鈥榥ever surrender鈥�
Iran鈥檚 supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that the nation would never surrender as demanded by US President Donald Trump and warned the United States it would face 鈥榠rreparable damage鈥� if it intervenes in support of its ally.
NY mayoral candidate held by immigration cops, released after three hours
US immigration police handcuffed a New York mayoral candidate at court on Tuesday after he sought to assist migrants threatened with deportation under President Donald Trump's campaign targeting undocumented people.
Musk regrets some of his Trump criticisms
Elon Musk, the world鈥檚 richest person and Donald Trump鈥檚 former advisor, said Wednesday he regretted some of his recent criticisms of the US president, after the pair鈥檚 public falling-out last week...
Demonstrators run amok in US city Los Angeles
Demonstrators torched cars and scuffled with 聽security forces in Los Angeles on Sunday as police kept protestors away from the National Guard troops President Donald Trump sent to the streets of the second biggest US city.
Trump says Musk has 'lost his mind'
US President Donald Trump said Friday that Elon Musk had 鈥榣ost his mind鈥� but insisted he wanted to move on from the fiery split with his billionaire former ally.
Trump signs travel ban on 12 countries after Colorado attack
US President Donald Trump signed a new travel ban Wednesday targeting 12 countries, saying it was spurred by an attack on a Jewish protest in Colorado that authorities blamed on a man they said was in the country illegally.
US halts student visa processing amid push for social media screening
The US State Department has ordered the suspension of student visa processing in the latest escalation of a Trump administration crackdown on foreign students criticised Wednesday by China...
Judge puts Trump鈥檚 foreign student ban at Harvard on hold
A judge suspended Friday the Trump administration's move to block Harvard from enrolling and hosting foreign students after the prestigious university sued, calling the action unconstitutional.
Justice Diliruzzaman fired for misconduct
President Mohammed Shahabuddin has removed High Court judge Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman from office following a recommendation by the Supreme Judicial Council on proven allegations of misconduct...