In the Sunday final in Dubai, New Zealand’s Amelia Kerr, an all-rounder, set new records with her outstanding bat and ball performance, which helped her country win the Women’s T20 World Cup for the first time...

With tensions in the Middle East rising and Ukraine bracing for another winter of conflict, the G7 defence ministers began negotiations on Saturday. As the Group of Seven’s rotating chair, Italy hosted the organization’s first ministerial...

In an effort to increase Bangladesh’s local communities’ ability to withstand flooding, the United States (US) today gave Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) medical supplies, hazardous material protection equipment, and life-saving water rescue equipment. The...

The Dutch Ambassador in Dhaka, Irma van Dueren, stated that the Netherlands is prepared to provide technical support for the reform program of the Bangladeshi Interim Government. The assurance was made while the outgoing envoy paid...

Today, in a significant diplomatic engagement at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh’s Foreign Secretary Md. Jashim Uddin and India’s High Commissioner Pranay Verma held extensive discussions on key bilateral matters.  Among the topics addressed were the status of the return of the Indian workforce to Bangladesh post their involvement in various LOC projects, the renewal of Indian visa operations, and early consular access for Indian fishermen recently detained in Bangladesh. Additionally, the meeting highlighted the importance of repatriating Bangladeshi fishermen detained by Indian authorities in mid-September and emphasized the need for the regular convening of bilateral mechanisms such as the Foreign Office Consultations (FOC).  The dialogue underscored the commitment of both nations to strengthening their diplomatic relations and resolving pertinent issues for the betterment of their bilateral ties....Read More

Prabowo Subianto will be sworn in Sunday as president of the world’s third-largest democracy, Indonesia, with the wealthy ex-general accused of rights abuses taking over eight months after a landslide election win. The 73-year-old fiery nationalist...

A Boeing 767 chartered by Delta was forced to make an emergency stop on Saturday as it was taking off from Dakar for New York, Senegal’s air transport ministry announced. “The plane, in its take-off phase,...

Admirers of King Charles across the pond saw their first glimpse of the reigning monarch on Sunday when the British royal attended a church service and declared his “great joy” at coming back to Australia. The...

Md Touhid Hossain, the adviser on foreign affairs, is scheduled to leave Dhaka tonight for Samoa in order to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) that will take place there. He is scheduled to...

In a unanimous decision on Friday, the UN Security Council decided to lift the arms embargo on Haiti, which is a poor Caribbean country fighting to regain control from violent gangs. The resolution, which asks UN...