January2025
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US Supreme Court to hear TikTok ban case
Jan 10, 2025TikTok’s appeal against a rule that would require its Chinese owner to sell the enormously popular online video-sharing platform or shut it down will be heard by the US Supreme Court on Friday. Nine days before... -
Navalny lawyers face long sentences in ‘extremism’ trial
Jan 10, 2025In a “extremism” prosecution against three attorneys who represented Alexei Navalny, a Russian court was set to find the defendants guilty Friday, intensifying a crackdown on the Kremlin critic’s supporters even after his passing. Tens of... -
Trump uses Los Angeles fires to attack Democrats
Jan 10, 2025Due to the wildfires raging in Los Angeles, incoming US President Donald Trump provoked a political dispute Thursday with outgoing President Joe Biden and California’s Democratic governor. In a series of broadsides devoid of supporting facts,... -
BNP regrets airport road congestion Tuesday
Jan 10, 2025As party members flocked to the airport road to bid party chairperson and former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia farewell on her journey to London for advanced medical care, the BNP has apologized for the severe... -
India readies for mammoth Hindu festival of 400 million pilgrims
Jan 10, 2025The Kumbh Mela, a six-week Hindu celebration that organizers anticipate drawing up to 400 million people, opens Monday in India, marking the start of the greatest human gathering in history. The size of the Kumbh Mela... -
India yet to respond to letter seeking Hasina’s repatriation: Touhid
Jan 10, 2025Foreign Affairs Advisor M Touhid Hossain revealed today that Bangladesh has yet to hear back from New Delhi on the letter sent from Dhaka to assist Sheikh Hasina’s return. Speaking to reporters at the foreign ministry... -
Chief Adviser urges Turkey to relocate industries to Bangladesh
Jan 10, 2025Today, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus asked Turkey to leverage Bangladesh’s youth forces, relocate enterprises, increase investment, and bring their technologies to Bangladesh. The Chief Adviser made the call during a visit from a team to... -
US President-elect Trump to be sentenced for hush money conviction
Jan 10, 2025Despite his last-ditch attempts to thwart a process that would make him the first felon in the White House, Donald Trump will be sentenced on Friday for concealing hush money payments to a porn star. Despite... -
Rizwana reminds women’s critical role in climate protection
Jan 10, 2025Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today stressed on the critical role of women alongside men in promoting environmental conservation and climate resilience. “We must commit to collective efforts to address societal challenges... -
Air tankers fight Los Angeles fires from frantic skies
Jan 10, 2025Air tankers and helicopters, silhouetted by the lowering California sun, dart in and out of enormous wildfire plumes in the skies above Los Angeles, dumping valuable and much-needed flame-retardant water onto the enraged fires below. From...
