US President Joe Biden
Calls for Biden to step aside grow louder
US President Joe Biden is facing a brutal reckoning after he repeatedly stumbled during Thursday night’s debate, with some Democrats calling for him to step aside ahead of the November election.
29 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Biden-Netanyahu standoff complicates the Gaza conflict
The Israeli prime minister believes he can face off with the US president.
22 May 2024, 04:00 AM
Biden or Trump, hawkish economic approach on China to intensify
Despite differences between Democrats and Republicans, analysts expect Washington's approach to Beijing will only become tougher
26 February 2024, 12:51 PM
Column by Mahfuz Anam: West’s moral standing and the slaughter of Palestinians
Hasn't the world already been a witness to the massacre that has been taking place in Gaza over the past several weeks?
26 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Saudi Arabia and Israel put a high US price tag on diplomatic relations
Like Israel, Saudi Arabia wants a formalised security agreement, even if that accord may not target Iran as explicitly as Israel’s request does.
21 August 2023, 03:00 AM
Double standards of Western industrial policy
US President Joe Biden’s administration should be commended for its open rejection of two core neoliberal assumptions.
5 June 2023, 15:00 PM
Tech companies must ensure safety of AI products: US President Biden
U.S. President Joe Biden recently said that Artificial Intelligence (AI) could be dangerous, but emphasised that technology companies had a responsibility to ensure their products were safe before making them public.
5 April 2023, 13:14 PM
Can the US Eagle Fly to Bangladesh?
In the landscape of world power rivalries, Bangladesh has somehow found itself in a dangerous and opportune position.
18 February 2023, 02:00 AM
Biden to Democrats: Nominate me, whether you like it or not
With 2023 underway, Democrats in office are still dodging the key fact that most of their party’s voters don’t want President Biden to run for re-election.
13 January 2023, 14:00 PM
Bad economic policies and Biden’s loss
One of the few axioms of US politics is the loss of seats by the president's party in midterm House elections
12 November 2022, 14:17 PM
Ailing Democracy: Rx Intensive Care
Biden’s “inflection point” applies to Bangladesh, too.
15 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri killed in US drone strike: Biden
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a U.S. strike in Afghanistan over the weekend, President Joe Biden said on Monday, the biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011.
2 August 2022, 00:25 AM
Xi warns Biden over Taiwan: “Those playing with fire will be burned”
In a “candid” phone conversation on Thursday night (July 28), Chinese President Xi Jinping warned his American counterpart Joe Biden against supporting Taiwanese independence, saying those who play with fire will be burned, state media reported.
29 July 2022, 04:29 AM
Biden tests Covid positive
US President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and is experiencing "very mild symptoms," the White House said.
21 July 2022, 14:53 PM
Khashoggi killing: US also made similar mistakes, MBS tells Biden
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman has told US President Joe Biden that Saudi Arabia has acted to prevent a repeat of mistakes such as the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and that the United States had also made mistakes, especially in Iraq, a Saudi official said.
16 July 2022, 12:11 PM
PM Hasina invites US President Biden to Bangladesh
US President Joe Biden has been invited to visit Bangladesh.
25 June 2022, 16:08 PM
A new great game begins. Will Bangladesh be in it?
It is too early to conclude if the IPEF is a prelude to Donald Trump's Trans-Pacific Trade agreement in a different cloak.
1 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Biden to propose 8-year citizenship path for immigrants
US President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration, hoping to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people living in the US without legal status, a massive reversal from the Trump administration’s harsh immigration policies.
19 January 2021, 04:37 AM