United States (US)
US welcomes interim govt steps for citizen safety
The United States has said that it welcomes measures taken by Bangladesh’s interim government to ensure safety and security for all citizens.
20 March 2025, 19:18 PM
3 things to make your student life easier in North America
When you’re planning to study abroad, you're not only venturing out into the western world of higher studies but also opting in for a new lifestyle.
6 June 2024, 09:46 AM
What's wrong with the US response to the Gaza crisis
On October 18, US President Joe Biden travelled to Israel, offering support for its military operations in the Gaza Strip, despite growing global calls for a ceasefire.
24 October 2023, 05:34 AM
Man dies after attacking migrant jail in US
A 69-year-old man armed with a rifle threw incendiary devices at an immigration jail in Washington state early Saturday morning, then was found dead after four police officers arrived and opened fire, authorities said.
14 July 2019, 06:14 AM
Bangladesh’s election wasn’t fair: US State Dept
United States’ Department of State stands by its claim that the last parliamentary election of Bangladesh was not held in a fair manner.
27 March 2019, 04:35 AM
NKorea demands US apology for not using official name
North Korea demands an apology from the United States for what it called “insolent outrageous behavior” in refusing to refer to the country by its official name — the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
18 January 2018, 04:33 AM
Russia will not support US bid to change Iran nuke deal
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow will not support attempts by Washington to modify the Iran nuclear deal, arguing such a move could also complicate diplomacy over North Korea’s nuclear weapons program.
16 January 2018, 05:25 AM
Trump threatens to cut off US aid to Palestinian Authority
Acknowledging his push to broker peace in the Middle East has stalled, President Donald Trump appears to threaten to cut off US aid money to the Palestinian Authority, asking why the US should make “any of these massive future payments” when the Palestinians are “no longer willing to talk peace.”
3 January 2018, 12:27 PM
Don't care for US threats: Nawaz
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in a press conference asserts that the PML-N government does not care for United States (US) threats to cut funding to Islamabad in the war against terrorism.
3 January 2018, 10:31 AM
Pakistan summons US ambassador over Trump tweet
Pakistan has summoned the US ambassador, an embassy spokesman says, a rare public rebuke after Donald Trump lashed out at Islamabad with threats to cut aid over "lies" about militancy.
2 January 2018, 06:34 AM
North Korea's Kim says 'open to dialogue' with South Korea, will only use nukes if threatened
Kim Jong Un warns the United States that he has a “nuclear button” on his desk ready for use if North Korea is threatened, but offered an olive branch to South Korea, saying he was “open to dialogue” with Seoul.
1 January 2018, 04:15 AM
US drops charges that UN economist underpaid Bangladeshi worker
US prosecutors have dropped charges accusing a United Nations economist in New York of committing visa fraud by bringing into the country a domestic worker from Bangladesh and then failing to pay her a lawful wage, his lawyers announces.
24 December 2017, 07:13 AM
3 dead, 100 injured after train jumps tracks in Washington state
An Amtrak train making the first-ever run along a faster new route hurtles off an overpass south of Seattle and spills some of its cars onto the highway below, killing at least three people, injuring more than 100 and crushing two vehicles, authorities say.
19 December 2017, 04:43 AM
US tax bill: Republicans agree sweeping changes
Congressional Republicans unveils the final version of their dramatic US tax overhaul - debt-financed cuts for businesses, the wealthy and some middle-class Americans - and picked up crucial support from two wavering senators ahead of planned votes by lawmakers early next week.
16 December 2017, 04:23 AM
Iraq demands US backtrack on Jerusalem, summons ambassador
Iraq demands that the US government backtrack on a decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and summons the US ambassador in Baghdad to protest the decision.
7 December 2017, 11:33 AM
Bangladeshi student shot dead in US
A Bangladeshi youth has been shot dead in Kansas City of US.
28 November 2017, 05:24 AM
Bangladeshi students in US highest in 2016-17
The number of Bangladeshi students travelling to the United States for education has reached an all-time high in 2017, the US embassy in Dhaka says.
14 November 2017, 09:53 AM
Could mindfulness benefit breast cancer survivors?
The American Cancer Society estimates that about 250,000 women in the United States is going to be diagnosed with breast cancer this year, joining the approximately 3.1 million breast-cancer survivors who have completed treatment or are still undergoing it.
22 October 2017, 05:23 AM
Trump 'deranged', says Kim as NKorea hints at Pacific H-bomb
US President Donald Trump is "mentally deranged" and will "pay dearly" for his threat to destroy North Korea, Kim Jong-Un said Friday, as his foreign minister hinted the regime may explode a hydrogen bomb over the Pacific Ocean.
22 September 2017, 04:34 AM
South Korea says North's nuclear capability 'speeding up', calls for action
South Korea's foreign minister says that North Korea's nuclear capability is expanding fast, echoing alarm around the world over the isolated state's fifth nuclear test carried out in defiance of UN sanctions.
10 September 2016, 10:00 AM