Beijing condemned new US warnings on the use of AI chips made in China
President Donald Trump has said the United States faces an "invasion" by "foreign criminals"
The 77-year-old is the first author of Kannada-language literature to receive the prestigious literary award for translated fiction
However, they differ on the composition of parliament and the electoral process, as outlined in their proposals to the Constitution Reform Commission
A foreign ministry source said Jashim Uddin may go on laeave before he is posted as an am ambassador to a North American country
Donald Trump can still cut deals and issue orders. But the US president’s power has waned since he imposed sky-high tariffs in April, only to backtrack. In particular, the balance of power between the United States and China, which should be critical to his promise to “Make America Great Again”, has shifted in Beijing’s favour.
Three young men, including a now former leader of the Students Against Discrimination, who were detained on Monday night following an altercation with police in the capital’s Dhanmondi, were released yesterday.
An estimated 1,50,000 new Rohingya have arrived in Bangladesh in the recent months and 50,000 more are expected to join them by this year end, putting further strains on Bangladesh.
Citing a lack of confidence in the Election Commission, the National Citizen Party yesterday demanded an immediate reconstitution of the commission.
The Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) yesterday staged a protest amid rain at the Shahbagh intersection in the capital, demanding justice for the murder of Dhaka University student and Chhatra Dal leader Shahriar Alam Shammo.
Biplabi Gonojote, an alliance of seven political parties and organisations, has called for easing the party registration process by allowing registration with just a central office, central committee, and party constitution under the existing election laws.
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said that a “well-orchestrated conspiracy” is underway to delay the upcoming national election and deprive citizens of their voting rights.
Bangladesh does not want any further escalation in tension with India, as the recent retaliatory moves are affecting bilateral trade
The interim government plans to reduce the national budget deficit to 3.6 percent of gross domestic product in the upcoming fiscal year -- the lowest in 14 years -- as it seeks to rebuild fiscal credibility, limit borrowing, and ease pressure from rising debt servicing costs.
Pakistan's army chief General Asim Munir will be promoted to the rank of field marshal, the prime minister's office said in a statement on Tuesday, the first time in almost 60 years that a general has been elevated to the role
Central Asia has been in the grip of a heatwave this spring, with all five countries reporting abnormally high -- and in some cases record-breaking -- temperatures over the past three months.
The landslide occurred early Sunday in Ba Be district of Bac Kan province following torrential rain on Saturday
South Korea’s ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol left his conservative party on Saturday as it gears up for snap elections triggered by his impeachment over a bid to impose martial law.
A week since Trump announced a surprise truce between India and Pakistan to end a brief but intense conflict
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has called for a “composite dialogue” with India to address the contentious issues between the two sides.
A Thai construction tycoon turned himself in yesterday to face charges of alleged negligence over the collapse of a skyscraper that killed dozens of people in a powerful earthquake, police said.
An Indian climber and another from the Philippines became the first mountaineers to die on Mount Everest in the current March-May climbing season of the world’s highest peak, hiking officials said yesterday.
The EU yesterday unveiled plans to make it easier to send asylum seekers to certain third countries in the latest overhaul aimed at reducing migration to the bloc, sparking criticism from rights groups.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday accused Russia of not seriously engaging in peace talks and of wanting to continue its three-year invasion, despite a US push for a ceasefire.
Swathes of northern and central China are sweltering this week under record May heat, state media reported yesterday, as the country braces for another summer of extreme temperatures.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels said on Monday evening that they would impose a “naval blockade” of the Israeli port of Haifa in response to Israel’s escalation of the Gaza war.
` Members of the World Health Organization (WHO) adopted an agreement yesterday to better prepare for future pandemics following the disjointed global response to Covid-19, but the absence of the US cast doubt on the treaty’s effectiveness.
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said yesterday that nuclear talks with the United States were unlikely to yield any results, amid a diplomatic standoff over the Islamic republic’s enrichment activities.
Pakistan and India have agreed to withdraw troop reinforcements deployed during their recent conflict back to their peacetime positions by the end of May, a senior Pakistani security official told AFP yesterday.
The army said its operation which began on Monday was aimed at driving the paramilitaries from their last positions in Khartoum state
South Asia's two nuclear-armed countries, India and Pakistan, are once again embroiled in a new conflict over the issue of Pahalgam in Kashmir
Today's Star Explains is on how the web of misinformation is being spread around the conflict, and who is fuelling it
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Beijing condemned new US warnings on the use of AI chips made in China
President Donald Trump has said the United States faces an "invasion" by "foreign criminals"
The 77-year-old is the first author of Kannada-language literature to receive the prestigious literary award for translated fiction
Three young men, including a now former leader of the Students Against Discrimination, who were detained on Monday night following an altercation with police in the capital’s Dhanmondi, were released yesterday.
However, they differ on the composition of parliament and the electoral process, as outlined in their proposals to the Constitution Reform Commission
Lebanon’s health ministry said an Israeli strike yesterday wounded nine people in the country’s south, the latest attack despite a ceasefire between Israel and militant group Hezbollah.
An estimated 1,50,000 new Rohingya have arrived in Bangladesh in the recent months and 50,000 more are expected to join them by this year end, putting further strains on Bangladesh.
Citing a lack of confidence in the Election Commission, the National Citizen Party yesterday demanded an immediate reconstitution of the commission.
The Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) yesterday staged a protest amid rain at the Shahbagh intersection in the capital, demanding justice for the murder of Dhaka University student and Chhatra Dal leader Shahriar Alam Shammo.
Biplabi Gonojote, an alliance of seven political parties and organisations, has called for easing the party registration process by allowing registration with just a central office, central committee, and party constitution under the existing election laws.
