Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said Bangladesh was not “bothered” by the US visa curbs on unnamed Dhaka officials for undermining the election process as part of Washington’s push for free and fair general elections slated to be held early next year. “The US is a democracy, so are we,” AK Abdul Momen told Al Jazeera on Saturday. ...

Real Madrid winger Vinicius was on Saturday named in the Brazil squad for the next set of 2026 World Cup qualifiers after being sidelined with injury. The 23-year-old has been out since suffering a hamstring injury against Celta Vigo on August 25 but has recovered quicker than expected, AFP reports. Vinicius missed the recent international window but Brazil coach Fernando ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left New York for Washington DC after joining the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session and other high-level sideline and bilateral events. She left the Place of Residence, The Lotte New York, at 11:30am Saturday (local time) for a road trip to reach Washington DC in the afternoon, BSS reports. The premier will leave Washington ...

The Russian government named a list of more than 30 friendly and neutral countries including Bangladesh that will be allowed to trade in the Russian currency rouble and derivatives market. Russian Embassy in Dhaka confirmed on its verified facebook page on Saturday. The approved countries are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Cuba, ...

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said his party doesn’t bother about the US visa policy and sanctions. He made the remarks at the domestic lounge of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport while talking to journalists after his return from Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore on Saturday (September 23) on Saturday evening. Quader said the government is not responsible for ...

Bangladesh continuously keep showing their batting failure as they suffer a huge defeat by 86 runs against New Zealand in the second game of the three-match ODI series. The hosts were bowled out for 168 runs in 41.1 overs in replying to a challenging total of 254 runs at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka, on Saturday. Ish Sodhi made the difference ...

A case has been filed against 50 to 60 unnamed people in connection with a recent attack on cultural activists in Sylhet. Sylhet Sammilita Natya Parishad General Secretary Rajat Kanti Gupta filed the case at Kotwali model police station on Friday, Kotwali model police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mohammad Ali Mahmud confirmed. No arrests had been made so far in the ...

Sri Lanka has paid off the entirety of USD $200 million loan from Bangladesh, taken through a currency exchange agreement two years ago to survive the severe dollar shortage. In the last installment, Sri Lanka paid about $50 million and $4.5 million in interest on the loan on Thursday night, a senior official of Bangladesh Bank confirmed to UNB on ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin has asked all pro-Liberation forces to remain alert against the anti-independence quarters so that they cannot come to power in any way. “Stay alert so that no anti-liberation force can come to power,” the President told the opening ceremony of the “Sixth National Conference” of the “Sector Commanders Forum – Liberation War 71” at Osmani Memorial Auditorium ...

The actor and the politician are all set to tie the knot in Udaipur on Saturday. Ahead of the big day, the couple and their guests arrived in the beautiful Rajasthani city for celebrations. Earlier, the duo hosted Sufi night for their close friends and family members. Parineeti Chopra’s cousin Priyanka Chopra gave it a miss but the actor’s mother ...