US Tariff Rhetoric – signal or serious policy shift?
The United States has recently floated the possibility of imposing exceptionally high tariffs – reportedly up to 500 per cent – on countries that continue...
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Visa sections shut temporarily at key missions in India
Diplomatic Correspondent : The government has temporarily suspended visa issuance at three Bangladeshi missions in India due to security concerns, Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain...
Concern over DC fixture
The government on Thursday expressed confidence that a free, fair and impartial election can be held despite concerns over the experience of district administrators (DCs)...
EU to send 200 observers
Member of the European Parliament and Chief Observer of the EU Election Observation Mission Ivars Ijab has said a 200-member EU delegation will observe Bangladesh’s...
PROTESTS ERUPT: ICE shooting kills woman in Minneapolis, USA
Agencies : A federal officer with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has fatally shot a woman during the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown on a...
50m barrels oil come to US from Venezuela : Trump
The Guardian : Global oil prices have fallen by more than 1% after Donald Trump said Venezuela would hand over 30m to 50m barrels of...
US seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker
Agencies : The US has seized an oil tanker linked to Venezuela after tracking it across the Atlantic, according to a social media post from...
NCP protests BSF killings, moves toward Indian High Commission
Staff Reporter : The Dhaka North unit of the National Citizen Party (NCP) yesterday brought out a march toward the Indian High Commission in the...
‘No compromise on cricketers’ security, nat’l dignity’
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh’s Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul on Wednesday reiterated that the country would not reconsider its decision to avoid travelling to...
‘Catch killers’: Students raise heat over Hadi murder
Staff Reporter : The Anti-discrimination student movement on Wednesday alleged that “various quarters inside and outside the government” were involved in the killing of Sharif...
Tarique to embark on 4-day northern tour from Jan 11
Staff Reporter : BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman is scheduled to begin his first out-of-Dhaka tour since returning home, with a four-day visit to the...