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Australia to recognise Palestinian state at UNGA in September: PM

Australia will recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September, prime minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday. ‘Until Israeli and Palestinian statehood is permanent, peace can only

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LDC graduation to be bigger challenge than US tariff: commerce adviser

The next challenge for the Bangladesh economy would be the graduation from the least developed country list, which would be bigger challenge than the tariff of United States, said commerce

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A year behind us, future ahead

Reflecting on a father’s vision and the choices that now face a changed Bangladesh, write Sabrina Islam-Rahman and Naureen Islam IT HAS been one year since our father, ambassador Serajul Islam (Shobuj, as

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Dengue deaths top 100 with 3 new fatalities

Three more deaths were reported from dengue in the 24 hours till Sunday morning, raising the total fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease to 101 in Bangladesh this year. During this

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Transport strike withdrawn

Public transport owners have called off their 72-hour strike after the government assured them of initiating the process to address their “concerns and demands,” which include extending the lifespan of

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We must guarantee complete security at all polling centers: Yunus

The interim government plans to procure at least 40,000 body-worn cameras for police to enhance security at voting booths during the general election in February as it wants to ensure

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Journalist Mozammel Babu shown arrested in extortion case

A Dhaka court on Sunday ordered journalist Mozammel Babu to be shown arrested in an extortion case filed with Banani Police Station. Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Ziadur Rahman

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Trump seeks $1b from University of California over UCLA protests

President Donald Trump demanded a massive $1 billion fine from the prestigious University of California system on Friday as the administration pushed its claims of anti-Semitism in UCLA’s response to

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