United States

US to urge Myanmar to help Bangladesh in migrant issue

United States will urge Myanmar to cooperate with Bangladesh particularly to rescue and provide immediate relief to migrants adrift,says deputy spokesperson of the US Department of State.
21 May 2015, 04:51 AM

What’s on Laden’s bookshelf revealed

Laden was fixated on attacking US targets and pressured al Qaeda groups to heal local rivalries and focus on that cause,according to documents the US says were seized in his hideout in Pakistan.
20 May 2015, 19:51 PM

Don't push back new boat arrivals: US

The United States urges the governments of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand to refrain from pushing back arrivals of new boat carrying Bangladeshi migrants and Rohingya at sea.
16 May 2015, 04:36 AM

US for local solution to migrant issue

The US stress on regional solution to the issue of drifting sea migrants and urge countries to accommodate the people at their vicinity.
15 May 2015, 06:20 AM

US calls for regional response to migrant crisis

The United States has voiced fear for the lives of the migrants abandoned by traffickers at land and sea, calling on Southeast Asian nations to co-operate to address the crisis.
13 May 2015, 12:05 PM

Google doodle celebrates Mother's Day

Google pays tribute to mothers all over the world to mark Mother's Day. Its doodle showcases a mother's unconditional love for her offspring.
10 May 2015, 04:50 AM

Dallas cartoon attack: Suspected gunmen's home raided

US police are searching the home of suspected gunmen who attacked a conference on cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in Dallas, officials say.
4 May 2015, 04:26 AM

Credible reports of vote-rigging, intimidation: US

US expresses disappointment over 'widespread, first-hand, and credible reports of vote-rigging, intimidation and violence that have occurred at polling stations today, and the BNP’s decision to boycott the city corporation polls'.
28 April 2015, 12:01 PM

Baltimore declares state of emergency

The US city of Baltimore declares a state of emergency amid violent protests over the death of a black man fatally injured in police custody.
28 April 2015, 05:30 AM

City polls: US deplores political violence

United States reiterates its stand against violence surrounding the city corporation elections to Dhaka and Chittagong.
22 April 2015, 05:00 AM

A Sino-centric economic order

MUCH to the dismay of the United States (US), the Europeans are filling in applications to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
6 April 2015, 18:00 PM

US shocked at blogger Oyasiqur’s murder

The United States has expressed utter astonishment at the murder of independent writer Oyasiqur Rahman.
31 March 2015, 12:19 PM

Iran, powers close in on nuclear deal: officials

Iran and major powers are close to agreement on a 2- or 3-page accord with specific numbers that would form the basis of a long-term settlement aimed at ending a 12-year standoff over Tehran's nuclear ambitions, officials said
28 March 2015, 08:44 AM

US cares for Bangladesh: Biswal

US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal says the United States cares Bangladesh mentioning that Bangladesh-US relations are larger and stronger than ever
27 March 2015, 14:21 PM

Bangladesh political impasse impeding economic progress: US

The United States has said the violent political impasse in Bangladesh unfortunately is impeding the economic progress
26 March 2015, 01:48 AM

Ted Cruz to announce on Monday he plans to run for president, report says

Senator Ted Cruz will declare on Monday that he will run for president in 2016, making him the first major hopeful to formally enter the race
22 March 2015, 12:44 PM

New York house fire kills seven children in Brooklyn

Seven children have died in a house fire in New York City
22 March 2015, 11:29 AM

Yemen president appeals for ‘UN intervention’

Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi accuses the Iranian-allied Houthi on Saturday of staging a coup against him and appeals to the United Nations for “urgent intervention”, even as the United States evacuated its remaining forces
22 March 2015, 05:34 AM

A fair hearing for sovereign debt

LAST July, when United States federal judge Thomas Griesa ruled that Argentina had to repay in full the so-called vulture funds that had bought its sovereign debt at rock-bottom prices, the country was forced into default, or “Griesafault.”
13 March 2015, 18:00 PM

UK to join China-backed Asian development bank

Britain said it has sought to become a founding member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, making it the first Western nation...
13 March 2015, 08:12 AM