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Peter Haas quits over US’s Bangladesh policy shift
News —12 June, 2024 12:08
Peter D Haas, the US ambassador to Dhaka, has resigned from his position at the State Department in protest of a sudden shift in US foreign policy regarding…
BB relaxes rules requiring approval for bankers to travel abroad
Bangladesh Bank (BB) in a directive on Tuesday said bankers…
Oman assures of legalizing 96,000 illegal Bangladesh expats
The Oman government has assured Bangladesh of legalizing 96,000…
Hunter Biden convicted on all counts in gun case
A jury found Hunter Biden guilty on Tuesday of federal gun charges in a historic first criminal prosecution of the child of a sitting US president. The 54-year-old son of President…
Myanmar Junta accused of using civilians as 'human shields' in Sittwe
The Myanmar Army is reportedly using ordinary citizens as human shields in Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine State, as the Arakan Army (AA) advances towards seizing control of the town,…
Cut off from the West, Putin says nearly 40% of Russian trade now conducted in rubles
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that nearly 40% of the country’s trade turnover is now in rubles as the share conducted in dollars, euros and other “non-friendly”…
Ukraine 'hits missile launch sites in Russia'
The mayor of the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv has said that the situation there has been "calmer" since Russian missile launchers shelling it were hit by Ukrainian fire. Ihor Terekhov's…
Hamas accepts UN-backed ceasefire resolution
Hamas has agreed to a ceasefire resolution adopted by the UN Security Council, senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri tells the Reuters news agency. Conversations on plans for Gaza after…
Blinken says fate of ceasefire plan down to Hamas
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that if a ceasefire plan backed by the US and UN does not progress, Hamas will be to blame. Mr Blinken reiterated his call for Hamas to…
Malawi VP confirmed dead in plane crash in forest
The wreck of a plane carrying Malawi's vice-president has been found with no survivors, President Lazarus Chakwera has said. Saulos Chilima and nine others were flying within the country…
North China bakes under searing heatwave
An extreme heat warning was in place inBeijing on Tuesday as temperatures soared across northern China, after aswathe of the northern hemisphere baked under record highs. China is…
Four US college instructors injured in ‘brutal’ China stabbing attack
Four US college instructors teaching in China have been stabbed while visiting a busy public park, in a rare case of violent crime against foreigners in the powerful…
Malawi VP's plane may have crashed in forest
A plane carrying Malawi's vice-president may have crashed in a forest in the north of the country, a senior military official has said. Saulos Chilima and nine others were flying within…
Never said MP Anar was involved in smuggling: Home Minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Tuesday claimed that they never said Jhenaidah-4 MP Anwarul Azim Anar was involved in smuggling. "We never said that MP Anar was involved in…
Dengue, mosquito-borne diseases rising in Europe: EU
Cases of dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases are rising significantly in Europe as climate change creates warmer conditions that help invasive mosquitos spread, the EU's health…
Netanyahu 'reaffirmed commitment' to Gaza ceasefire plan: Blinken
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had "reaffirmed his commitment" to a Gaza ceasefire proposal during their meeting in…
Blinken pushes Israel on postwar Gaza plans as pressure mounts on Hamas to accept cease-fire plan
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged top Israeli officials on Monday to accept and implement a plan for postwar Gaza as he pushed for more international pressure on Hamas to…