Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin met with US Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Jamieson Greer at his Washington, DC office on Thursday at 11 am local time to discuss key issues surrounding Bangladesh-US trade and ongoing tariff negotiations. According to an official message received in Dhaka, the two sides exchanged views on matters of mutual interest and reaffirmed their commitment to ...

Home Adviser Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has called for increased cooperation from the United States in strengthening Bangladesh’s security capabilities. He made the request during a courtesy meeting with Megan Bouldin, Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Dhaka, held at the Home Ministry in Bangladesh Secretariat on Thursday afternoon. During the meeting, both sides ...

National Consensus Commission Vice Chairman Professor Ali Riaz announced that political parties participating in the dialogue have reached consensus on two important issues concerning the appointment of the Chief Justice. The agreed points include amending Article 95 of the Constitution and mandating that the President appoint the Chief Justice from among the judges serving in the Appellate Division. Currently, the ...

Tottenham have completed the signing of Ghanaian forward Mohammed Kudus from West Ham, with the club continuing its rebuild under new head coach Thomas Frank. While financial details were not officially disclosed, British media report the transfer fee to be around £55 million ($75 million). Kudus, 24, spent two seasons at West Ham after joining from Ajax, scoring 19 goals ...

The results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations-2025 were published across the country on Thursday (July 10). The average pass rate is 68.45 per cent. A total of 1,39,032 students under 11 education boards achieved GPA-5, which dropped by over 40 thousand from last year. The pass rate has dropped by 14.59 per cent compared with last ...

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Thursday ordered to start the trial proceedings of three persons, including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in crimes against humanity case linked to the July-August mass uprising. Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, who heads the three-member ICT panel, issued this order. Former inspector general of police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun was produced before the ...

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has directed all mobile phone operators to provide 1GB of free Internet to users on 18 July, in observance of ‘Free Internet Day.’ The BTRC took the decision at a meeting,chaired by the commission’s vice chairman, on Tuesday (July 8). As per the directive, the BTRC approved this initiative following instructions from the Ministry ...

Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination scheduled for Thursday under Comilla Education Board has been postponed. Comilla Education Board Examinations Controller Professor Runa Nasreen confirmed this information around 10 PM on Wednesday. Professor Nasreen said that the decision was made due to the emerging flood situation in several areas of Feni district, considering the humanitarian aspect. She further explained that among ...

The Palestinian Authority welcomed on Wednesday the statements made by French President Emmanuel Macron during his state visit to the UK, in which he affirmed Paris’ position to recognize a Palestinian state as a way to ensure stability in the Middle East, reports Arab News. The Palestinian Authority’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said that Macron is leading French ...

A Palestinian family of six who are stuck in Gaza despite having permission to join a relative in Britain asked London’s High Court on Wednesday to make officials reconsider their refusal to ask Israel for help to leave the enclave, reports Reuters. Lawyers representing a Palestinian couple and their four children said the family were given leave to enter the ...