The US dollar rose to its strongest in more than two months in early Asian trading on Wednesday as risks around the US government shutdown intensified, sparking fresh investor worries and boosting demand for safe-haven assets. The dollar index which measures the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.3% to as much as 98.91, its highest since ...

England and Portugal are on the verge of securing top spots in their 2026 World Cup qualifying groups with two games to spare, as several other European nations edge closer to booking their tickets to next year’s finals in the United States, Mexico and Canada. England dominant, Tuchel backs in-form squad Thomas Tuchel’s England are in firm control of Group ...

Road Transport and Bridges Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, who has been in a severe traffic jam on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway for three hours, later reached his destination on the Sarail-Bishwaroad intersection in Brahmanbaria by a motorcycle. His convoy, accompanied by the deputy commissioner and superintendent of police, started for Bishwaroad from Ashuganj around 10:15AM on Wednesday to inspect dilapidated ...

Two formal charges have been submitted to the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT) against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and the her security and defence adviser Tarique Ahmed Siddique for the first time over enforced disappearance. Sheikh Hasina and 16 others have been made accused in one charge, while 13 individuals, including Hasina, in another. The state’s prosecution team submitted the ...

Israeli forces kidnapped Bangladeshi photographer Shahidul Alam as Gaza aid vessel named Conscience of the Global Sumud Flotilla was intercepted by them at sea, according to a video update by Shahidul himself on Wednesday morning. ”I am Shahidul Alam, a photographer and writer from Bangladesh, have been kidnapped by the Israeli forces,” Shahidul said in a Facebook video message around ...

Turkish Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Ambassador Berris Ekinci, conveyed greetings and best wishes from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, along with an official invitation for him to visit Türkiye at a mutually convenient time. The message was delivered during a courtesy call at the State Guest House Jamuna on Tuesday. Professor Yunus welcomed the ...

Bangladesh has been elected President of the 43rd General Conference of UNESCO, marking a historic first for the country in its 53-year membership of the global body. The decision came during a vote on Tuesday at the 222nd Session of the UNESCO Executive Board in Paris, where Bangladesh’s candidate, Ambassador Khondker M Talha, secured a narrow 30–27 victory over Japan. ...

Diyanet Foundation of Turkey will soon begin training imams serving in the Rohingya refugee camps, in coordination with Islamic Foundation Bangladesh. This initiative was discussed during a meeting held on Tuesday at the Secretariat between Religious Affairs Adviser Dr. AFM Khalid Hossain and a visiting delegation from Diyanet Foundation. Both sides reached a consensus to sign a memorandum of understanding ...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed has alleged that one “global power” and two regional powers are currently attempting to expand their influence in Bangladesh. Speaking at a discussion marking the sixth death anniversary of BUET student Abrar Fahad at Dhaka University’s TSC auditorium on Tuesday, Salahuddin said, “Right now, three forces are trying to establish dominance ...

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Tuesday urged teachers across Bangladesh to support his party in the upcoming national election, saying their backing is vital to form a “knowledge- and merit-based government” capable of implementing national and political reforms. “To implement all the plans BNP has taken for the development of the state, politics, and governance, spontaneous support from the ...