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A Ukrainian service member unpacks Javelin anti-tank missiles, delivered by plane as part of the US military support package for Ukraine, at the Boryspil International Airport outside Kyiv, Ukraine 10 February, 2022.

US pledges $270m military aid to Ukraine, peace seems far off

Kyiv hopes that its gradually increasing supply of Western arms will allow it to recapture lost territory

A heatwave impacting large parts of the United States has led multiple officials to declare heat emergencies and request residents to lower energy consumption to protect the power grid.

Record temperatures set across US

So far this week, 60 daily high temperature records have been broken

How pragmatic is trading with India in rupees?

How pragmatic is trading with India in rupees?

It would be more meaningful if a free-trade region could be set up among the SAARC member countries. Unfortunately, in its move to isolate Pakistan and to exert its power in the region, it is India ...

Should Bangladesh join the US-led IPEF or not?

Should Bangladesh join the US-led IPEF or not?

And now the big question is, should Bangladesh join IPEF. The US invited Bangladesh to jump on the bandwagon, but Bangladesh is not decided yet, as the country has no previous experience with any big ...

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New York bans guns in major public places

The law, passed in an emergency legislative session, was forced by a landmark US Supreme Court ruling last week

A horseshoe crab is seen on a beach at the James Farm Ecological Preserve in Ocean View, Delaware, the United States, on June 16, 2022

Horseshoe crabs Living fossils vital for vaccine safety

Its bright blue blood has been essential for testing the safety of biomedical products since the 1970s

The Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies (BIPSS) and Dhaka Tribune on Wednesday jointly organised a roundtable on 'The Changing Dynamics of the Middle East: Implications for Bangladesh'.

BIPSS-Dhaka Tribune roundtable 'Whatever happens in the Middle East is crucial to us in Bangladesh'

The instabilities and turbulence of the Middle East have implications on a global scale and has an impact on Bangladesh as well

'US informed Bangladesh three months before of its formation'

Joining IPEF 'US informed Bangladesh three months before of its formation'

Bangladesh has adopted a wait and see approach against the backdrop of its increasing involvement with China

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

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