International

US reduces tariffs on Bangladesh to 20pc from 35pc

BSS, Washington, DC: The United States (US) has reduced its tariff rate on goods from Bangladesh to 20 percent, a significant reduction from the previous 35 percent, after a final Read More

Bangladesh-origin police officer killed in Manhattan shooting praised as ‘hero’

Plane with 50 aboard crashes in Russia’s Far East, no survivors

Saudi’s ‘Sleeping Prince’ dies after nearly 20yrs in coma

Israeli strikes kill 31 in Gaza as truce talks deadlocked

Hamas says ready to start Gaza ceasefire talks immediately

Bangladeshi held in Malaysia for ‘funding Islamic State in Syria

Int’l Desk Malaysia’s police chief says authorities in the country have dismantled a network among Bangladeshi expatriate workers in the country that used social media to spread extremist ideology and

Pakistan army kills 30 militants trying to cross from Afghanistan

AFP, Islamabad: Pakistan’s army said Friday it had killed 30 militants attempting to cross the border from Afghanistan over the last three days, after a suicide attack killed 16 soldiers

82 Palestinians killed in Gaza, including 38 people waiting for aid

Int’l Desk: Airstrikes and shootings killed 82 Palestinians in Gaza overnight; including 38 who were trying to access desperately needed humanitarian aid, according to hospitals and the Gaza Health Ministry

Iran judiciary says Israeli strike on Tehran’s Evin prison killed 71

Int’l Desk: An Israeli strike on Tehran’s Evin prison during this month’s 12-day war killed at least 71 people, Iran’s judiciary said Sunday, days after a ceasefire ended hostilities between