USA

Clinton attacks rival Sanders on gun laws

Hillary Clinton attacks her main rival Bernie Sanders on gun laws at the Democratic presidential debate.
14 October 2015, 05:10 AM

US to compensate Kunduz strike victims

The Pentagon is to pay compensation for those killed and injured in a US strike on an MSF hospital in northern Afghanistan.
11 October 2015, 04:49 AM

Russia and US to resume Syria air safety talks

Russia is to hold more talks with the US on air safety during the two countries’ Syrian bombing campaigns, says the Pentagon.
10 October 2015, 04:27 AM

PM to brief media on UN visit tomorrow

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hold a press briefing tomorrow morning at her official residence Gono Bhaban about the outcome of her USA visit.
3 October 2015, 08:40 AM

Weapons haul found with Oregon gunman

The gunman who killed nine people in a shooting rampage at a college in Oregon had 13 weapons, federal agents say.
3 October 2015, 05:19 AM

PM reaches London

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reached London from New York en route home after winding up her eight-day official visit to the United States.
2 October 2015, 09:13 AM

Hasina wants all to make world a better place for women

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urge all vow afresh to achieve gender parity in all aspects and make the world a better place for girls and women.
27 September 2015, 19:12 PM

China to announce climate pledge as Xi visits Washington

China's President Xi Jinping is set to unveil a landmark pledge on climate change and curbing harmful emissions, White House officials say.
25 September 2015, 14:48 PM

Pope arrives at UN to give major speech

Pope Francis begins a closely watched visit to the United Nations, where he will deliver a wide-ranging speech at the start of a full day in the Big Apple ending with a mass at Madison Square Garden.
25 September 2015, 14:04 PM

Ticfa meaningless if GSP not restored: Tofail

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed says the Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (Ticfa) will be meaningless if the GSP to the US market is not restored.
23 September 2015, 11:36 AM

China open to foreign companies: Xi Jinping

Chinese President Xi Jinping says the country will never close its open door to the outside world.
23 September 2015, 05:06 AM

‘Dhaka closely working with US to root out terrorism’

Bangladesh is diligently working with the United States to root out violent extremism, says Bangladesh Ambassador to the US Mohammad Ziauddin.
22 September 2015, 06:17 AM

Pakistan delays hanging of disabled man

The planned hanging of a paraplegic prisoner in Pakistan has been delayed, his lawyer says.
22 September 2015, 05:04 AM

Carson will not apologise for Muslim remark

Ben Carson, the Republican US presidential candidate, will not take back his comment in a recent interview that a Muslim should not be president, Carson's business manager says.
21 September 2015, 12:27 PM

A different pivot to the East

China President Xi Jinping’s visit to the United States next week will mark an important stage in Sino-US relations, the most critical of current geostrategic relationships.
21 September 2015, 10:52 AM

Europe’s dilemma is a stark closer to Asia

Persecuted Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar and thousands of Bangladeshi nationals have undertaken perilous journeys across the Andaman Sea to reach countries in Southeast Asia.
20 September 2015, 06:25 AM

Iran foreign minister due tomorrow

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is to arrive in Dhaka tomorrow evening to brief the Bangladeshi leaderships on the deal signed between Iran and global superpowers recently.
14 September 2015, 14:25 PM

PM blames Khaleda, Jamaat for losing GSP

Blaming Khaleda Zia and Jamaat-e-Islami for loosing GSP facility in the US market, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the BNP chief and Jamaat have been spreading propaganda against the country by appointing lobbyists.
9 September 2015, 16:05 PM

United States 1-4 Brazil: Neymar comes off the bench to net brace in friendly

The Barcelona forward's second-half double led the Selecao to their 10th consecutive victory over the Stars and Stripes.
9 September 2015, 04:12 AM

Beachgoers unite to rescue stranded great white shark (video)

Holidaymakers on Cape Cod in Massachusetts, USA, passed over sunbathing and building sand castles to join hands and rescue a great white shark stranded on the beach on Sunday.
8 September 2015, 15:02 PM