International

Washington: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio used his first major address at the Munich Security Conference  Saturday to call for what he described as a renewed transatlantic mission — one rooted in “seriousness and reciprocity” and focused on reindustrialisation, border control, and emerging technologies...

Dhaka: BNP chairman Tarique Rahman Saturday called for maintaining law and order at any cost and sought cooperation from all in building a safe and humane Bangladesh. Rahman's Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Friday secured a sweeping victory with more than two-thirds majority in the landmark...

Dhaka: A bomb explosion and a clash claimed three lives in Bangladesh Friday and Saturday following the country's national parliament election Thursday, said the police. At least two people were killed and three others injured in an explosion that occurred early Saturday morning in Bangladesh's...

Dhaka: With the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) set to form the next government in Bangladesh following a decisive victory in the 13th Parliamentary election, the radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami alleged that the results in some constituencies were rigged, local media reported. Addressing a press conference...

Kyiv: A Russian drone strike on the Ukrainian city of Odesa killed one person, officials said Saturday, ahead of fresh talks next week aimed at ending the war. The drone hit a residential building in the Black Sea port city, leaving an older woman dead,...

Colombo: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva will visit Sri Lanka for two days from February 16, the global lender announced. This will be her first visit to the island nation since Sri Lanka entered an IMF bailout in March 2023. During her...

Washington: India’s High Commissioner to Canada, Dinesh Patnaik, has said bilateral ties are “extremely good” and firmly “back on track,” expressing confidence that negotiations toward a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) could begin within weeks and conclude swiftly. “The current status of the relationship is...

Washington: The Consulate General of India in San Francisco has expressed deep concern over the disappearance of a 22-year-old Indian student at the University of California in Berkeley, as local authorities continue search operations in the East Bay area. "Consulate General of India in San...

New York: An Indian man charged with orchestrating an unsuccessful Indian government-backed plot to kill a Sikh separatist in New York City pleaded guilty Friday to three criminal charges, a spokesperson for the US Attorney’s Office in Manhattan said. Nikhil Gupta, 54, pleaded guilty to...

Dhaka: Tarique Rahman, who lived in London in self-exile for 17 years, has emerged as the new face of Bangladesh, with the party founded by his father set to return to power after a 20-year gap. The 60-year-old leader's Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has bagged...