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How will Bangladesh manage to tackle the global economic recession that's knocking on the door?

Hard times for the economy, complex times for geopolitics

It will be hard for any country, including Bangladesh, to remain unaffected by a global recession. Bangladesh economists have begun discussion on how risky this recession will be for us and how well ...

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (L) stands with Vietnam's Defence Minister Phan Van Giang during a bilateral meeting ahead of the Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on 10 June 2022.

China, US defence ministers to hold talks in Singapore

The US and Chinese defence ministers will hold their first face-to-face talks in Singapore Friday, Chinese state media said, as the superpowers lock horns over security disputes ranging from Taiwan ...

US Ambassador Peter Haas

No excuse on human rights or press freedom, says US Ambassador Haas

US ambassador Peter Haas expressed concerned about the Digital Security Act (DSA) and said human rights and press freedom are core issues of concern in the US foreign policy

Md Shahidul Islam

Reshuffling at Bangladesh missions Bangladesh ambassador to the US being removed

For the first time in one and a half years during the tenure of the present government major reshuffling is taking place in the diplomatic missions overseas

Isobel Coleman, deputy administrator of USAID, speaking at a press briefing on Wednesday at the American Centre in the capital

Concern over labour rights Bangladesh not eligible to receive DFC funding from the US

DFC was established in 2019 with the objective of investment for the development of the energy, healthcare, critical infrastructure and technology sectors in developing countries.

The US donates Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine to Bangladesh

Distributive justice and US donation of Covid-19 vaccine to Bangladesh

Considering the dire necessity of the Covid-19 vaccination, the affluent nations should render their economic hands for the least developed and poor countries so that they can administer the ...

Smoke drifts from a fire in the neighbourhood of The Farm, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, US.

Wildfires sweep New Mexico, hundreds of properties destroyed

Two wildfires merged northwest of Las Vegas, New Mexico, and raced through 15 miles of forest driven by winds over 75 mph (121 kph), destroying more than 200 buildings, state authorities said

An FBI tactical team deploys from an armored vehicle at the scene of a reported shooting and active shooter near Edmund Burke Middle School in the Cleveland Park neighborhood of Northwest Washington.

Gunman takes own life after wounding 4 near elite US school

A gunman opened fire on random victims from a sniper's nest on the upper floor of an apartment building near an elite prep school in the nation's capital on Friday, wounding four people, before ...

US special envoy Rashad Hussain

Interview: US special envoy Rashad Hussain ‘No one should be attacked for religious beliefs’

US special envoy on religious freedom Rashad Hussain during his recent Dhaka trip spoke to Prothom Alo about his discussions with various communities in the country and the US efforts to support ...

US to assist Bangladesh in producing renewable energy: Kerry

US to assist Bangladesh in producing renewable energy: Kerry

The United States (US) special presidential envoy for climate Jhon Kerry Thursday assured his country's assistance to Bangladesh in improving production of renewable energy as well as creating ...

A view shows a convoy of pro-Russian troops during Ukraine-Russia conflict outside the separatist-controlled town of Volnovakha in the Donetsk region, Ukraine on 12 March, 2022

Russia and Ukraine: Political, economic and social costs of war

While war is the product of geopolitics, political and economic conflicts are the product of war

Philippine Balikatan Exercise Director Maj. Gen. Charlton Sean Gaerlan (L) and US Exercise Director Maj. Gen. Jay Bargeron (2nd R) unfurl the Balikatan flag during the opening ceremony for a 12-day joint military drill, at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, east of Manila on 28 March 2022.

US, Philippines kick off their largest-ever war games

The Philippines and the United States launched the largest-ever joint military drills in the archipelago nation on Monday, signalling deepening defence ties as fresh tensions surface in the disputed ...

Flags of Bangladesh and the US

US-BD partnership dialogue: New realities and expectations

It is time for Bangladesh and the US to take relations to a new height and transform this into strategic partnership by clearing the clouds and addressing mutual interests

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

Ukraine's Zelensky to address full US Congress

Ukraine's president will deliver a virtual address to Congress on Wednesday as lawmakers bid to rachet up pressure on the White House to take a tougher line over Russia's invasion

Sanctions could cause space station to crash: Roscosmos

Sanctions could cause space station to crash: Roscosmos

Western sanctions against Russia could cause the International Space Station to crash, the head of Russian space agency Roscosmos warned Saturday, calling for the punitive measures to be lifted

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