Bangabandhu’s Assassination: Nur Chy taking advantage of legal loopholes in Canada

Nur Chowdhury, a convicted killer of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, ducked a question about the assassination and sped off when a Canadian journalist approached him in Western Toronto.
18 November 2023

Indian food, film festival held in Ctg

Assistant High Commission of India in Chattogram organised a food and film festival at the Theatre Institute today
18 November 2023

US will hold anti-labour rights people accountable

The United States has said they will work to hold accountable those who threaten, intimidate, and attack union leaders, labour rights defenders, and labour organisations.
17 November 2023

Foreign secretary to visit India Nov 23-24

Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen is likely to visit India on November 23 or 24 to hold Foreign Office Consultation (FOC), a regular bilateral meeting, with his Indian counterpart Vinay Kwatra
17 November 2023

‘US does not favour one party over the other’

US Department of State Mathew Miller says Washington wants free and fair polls in Bangladesh
17 November 2023
16 November 2023

Bangladesh to face growing pressure in days to come

While Washington had been repeating its calls for a free and fair election in Bangladesh, Delhi, after much silence, told the US at a meeting that it was Bangladesh's "internal issue". What are the big powers saying, doing, and why? Washington-based geopolitical analyst Michael Kugelman, director of South Asia Institute at the Washington-based Wilson Center, explains in an email interview with Star
16 November 2023

It's up to Bangladeshis: India on elections

India has reiterated that the people of Bangladesh will decide about their election scheduled to be held on January 7 next year
16 November 2023

US to start labour diplomacy: State Dept

The US Department of State will begin implementing key actions from President Biden's Presidential Memorandum on "Advancing Worker Empowerment, Rights, and High Labor Standards Globally"
16 November 2023
16 November 2023

Dhaka, Delhi ties a role model: Jaishankar

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said the relationship between Bangladesh and India today stands out as a model in terms of shared benefits
16 November 2023

US wants violence-free polls in Bangladesh

The US wants an election in Bangladesh that will be violence-free, said US State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller on Tuesday.
15 November 2023

‘Safeguard civil rights, freedom of expression’

Bangladesh needs to put in more effort to comply with the core Everything But Arms (EBA) conventions such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and safeguard the freedom of association, freedom of expression and assembly, the EU said.
15 November 2023

Repeatedly raised concerns on threatening rhetoric: US embassy

Violence or threats of violence directed at diplomatic personnel is unacceptable and deeply troubling, the US Embassy in Dhaka said today
15 November 2023

Peter Haas holds meeting with WB, IMF top officials

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas today held meeting with top officials of World Bank and International Monetary Fund working in Bangladesh about the country’s development issues.
15 November 2023

US wants violence-free polls in Bangladesh: State dept

The US wants an election in Bangladesh that will be violence-free, said US State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller yesterday
15 November 2023

Bangladeshi student enrolment in US hits record high: report

The number of Bangladeshi students studying in the United States has reached an all-time high, according to the 2023 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange
14 November 2023

Bangladeshis should decide on ‘future of their govt’

The US State Department has said, “The future of the Bangladeshi government should be determined by its people, full stop”.
14 November 2023

Govt extending all-out support for free, fair polls: PMO tells EU delegation

The government is extending all-out cooperation so that a free and fair election can be held in a peaceful manner, Prime Minister’s Principal Secretary M Tofazzel Hossain Miah told a European Union delegation in Dhaka today
14 November 2023

Japanese ambassador calls on RCC mayor

Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori paid a courtesy call on Rajshahi City Corporation Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton in the city this afternoon
14 November 2023