A US trade court on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump’s tariffs from going into effect in a sweeping ruling that the president overstepped his authority by imposing across-the-board duties on imports from nations that sell more to the United States than they buy. The Court of International Trade said the US Constitution gives Congress exclusive authority to regulate commerce with ...

The Election Commission (EC) will take a constitutional decision on the issue of BNP leader Mohammad Ishraque Hossain’s oath as mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), said the Appellate Division on Thursday. The court issued this order after hearing the Election Commission’s speech on gazette issuance.

Bangladesh Secretariat staff of all ministries observed a one-hour work abstention on Thursday morning demanding withdrawal of the newly issued Government Service (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025. The protest held from 10AM to 11AM. Employees of all ministries thronged at the library of public administration at 10AM and later observed the work abstention programme. Badiul Kabir, President of the Bangladesh Secretariat Officers ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Thursday said global trust is at risk now as the world is passing a time of great uncertainty. “Global trust is at risk. Trust is declining between nations, within societies, and even between citizens and institutions,” he said while delivering his keynote speech at the inaugural session of the Nikkei Forum: 30th Future of ...

Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Wednesday said Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has informed Japan that he has announced a ‘cut-off timeframe’ for polls in Bangladesh, reiterating that the country’s next national election will be held any time between December 2025 and June 2026. Prof Yunus told former Japanese Prime Minister and Japan-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship League President Taro ...

The Border Security Force of India pushed 82 more people into Bangladesh through the borders in Sylhet and Sunamganj on Wednesday. Of them, 66 were pushed in through four border points under Jaintapur upazila in Sylhet district and 16 through a border point under Chhatak upazila in Sunamganj, according to the Border Guard Bangladesh and police officials. With the latest ...

BNP’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has alleged that procrastination has begun over the upcoming national election and said that the general election must be held by December. He also called upon the youth and the people of the country to start preparing to ensure this happen. Tarique Rahman made these remarks on Wednesday afternoon in a rally titled “Establishing the ...

A student died after being struck by lightning at Doarabazar upazila in Sunamganj district. The incident happened at Boktarpur village under Lakshmipur union in the upazila on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Amir Hossain, 16, a tenth-grade student at Liyakatganj School and College and son of Fazal Haque, a resident of the same area. According to locals, Amir ...

The High Court has overturned the prison sentences of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman, acquitting them in an Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) case over illicit wealth. The verdict was delivered on Wednesday (May 28) by a single bench of the High Court, headed by Justice Md. Khasruzzaman. Earlier, on May 26, after completing the hearing, the ...

Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday commenced his tour here by holding a meeting with President of the Japan-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship League Taro Aso. Taro Aso paid the courtesy call on Chief Adviser Prof Yunus at Imperial Hotel in Tokyo at 5:00 PM (local time). Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam briefed reporters about the outcomes of the ...