US to engage with Bangladesh on HR issues: Miller
Outgoing US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller on Wednesday apprised foreign minister Dr AK Abdul Momen about his country's willingness to...
US to enhance support in agricultural sector further in Bangladesh: Miller
Outgoing US Ambassador in Dhaka Earl Miller on Sunday said the existing relations and support in the agricultural sector between the USA...
UN chief pleads with US, World Bank to unlock Afghanistan funds
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged the United States and the World Bank to unfreeze Afghan funds, locked since the Taliban's...
Discrimination and harassment haunt Sri Lanka’s Muslims
Apart from looking after her toddler, Maram Khalifa's days consist mostly of trying to find ways to bring her husband home.Hejaaz Hizbullah,...
Half of Europe on track to catch Omicron, world economy at risk
More than half of people in Europe will likely catch Omicron by March, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, as the World...
US sets new grim pandemic records with nearly 1.5mn daily cases
The United States shattered daily COVID-19 cases record again as nearly 1.5 million new COVID-19 cases were reported across the country on...
Global growth to ‘decelerate markedly’ in 2022: World Bank
Global growth will "decelerate markedly" this year as Covid-19 outbreaks and supply chain snarls persist while government aid programs expire, the World...
India reports 1,41,986 new Covid cases, 285 deaths
India saw a single-day rise of 1,41,986 new coronavirus cases, raising the tally to 3,53,68,372, which includes 3,071 cases of Omicron variant...
Pakistan snowstorm: 21 die in vehicles trapped
At least 21 people died in an enormous traffic jam caused by tens of thousands of visitors thronging a Pakistani hill town...
Covid: Flight cancellations cause global chaos
There have been more Covid-related flight cancellations globally as the week starts, capping off a miserable festive period for thousands of people.More...