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Trump threatens Canada with higher tariff

Canada will face a 35 per cent tariff on exports to the United States starting August 1, president Donald Trump said in a late-night letter to prime minister Mark Carney

WHO sends regional director for South-East Asia Saima Wazed on indefinite leave

Saima Wazed Putul, the World Health Organisation’s regional director for South-East Asia, has been placed on indefinite leave, four months after the Anti-Corruption Commission of Bangladesh filed two cases against

Bangladesh interim govt welcomes WHO’s action against Saima

The interim government on Saturday welcomed the World Health Organisation’s reported decision to place Saima Wazed on an indefinite leave amid ongoing investigations into ‘serious allegations of fraud, forgery and

World Bank’s new VP Johannes Zutt begins official tour to Bangladesh

Johannes Zutt, the newly appointed World Bank vice-president for the South Asia Region, arrived in Dhaka on Saturday, marking Bangladesh as his first official tour in the new role. During

Bangladesh-US agree for more negotiation over 35pc tariff issue

The second-round negotiation between Bangladesh and United States over tariff issue ended on Friday at about 4:00pm in the US capital Washington DC keeping several issues unresolved. Washington wanted Dhaka

Quick justice to be ensured in Old Dhaka murder, says law adviser Asif

The government is committed to ensuring quick justice in the brutal murder that occurred near Mitford Hospital, said law adviser Asif Nazrul in a Facebook post on Saturday. Asif Nazrul

Girls outperform boys in pass rate, GPA-5

Female students outperformed the male candidates in this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent exams, securing both higher pass rates and GPA grades. A total of 19,04,086 students –

Ex-IGP Mamun pleads guilty, to testify against Hasina, Asaduzzaman

Former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun on Thursday pleaded guilty before the International Crimes Tribunal for his role in the July–August 2024 atrocities, offering to testify as