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Biden begins new era
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 10:31pm on January 20, 2021
Joe Biden on Wednesday became the 46th president of the United States with a call to unity, vowing to bridge deep divides and defeat domestic...
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Security beefed up across US ahead of Biden’s swearing-in
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 11:38pm on January 19, 2021
On the cusp of becoming president, Joe Biden pressed Monday for unity, while president Donald Trump remained secluded in the White House at the centre...
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Shakib returns home
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 02:44pm on January 03, 2021
Shakib Al Hasan arrived in Dhaka from the USA on Sunday to take part in the upcoming ODI and Test match series against the West...
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Soleimani killers not safe on Earth: Iran
Agence France-Presse . Tehran | Updated at 04:57pm on January 01, 2021
Iran’s judiciary chief warned Friday that Qasem Soleimani’s killers will ‘not be safe on Earth’, as the Islamic republic began marking the first anniversary of...
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Trump tries to leverage power of office to subvert Biden win
United News of Bangladesh/ AP . Washington | Updated at 07:31pm on November 21, 2020
President Donald Trump sought to leverage the power of the Oval Office on Friday in an extraordinary attempt to block president-elect Joe Biden’s victory, but...
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Bangladeshi immigrants and the discontents of normal
Nafisa Tanjeem | Updated at 12:00am on November 17, 2020
WITH the victory of Joe Biden in the 2020 US presidential election, many in the USA and all over the world are hoping to ‘return...
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Biden on cusp of winning
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 12:44am on November 07, 2020
Democrat Joe Biden was on the brink of winning the White House on Friday after taking the lead in the potentially decisive state of Pennsylvania...
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Biden at 253/264 electoral votes, Trump at 214: US media
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 11:27pm on November 05, 2020
Democratic presidential challenger Joe Biden on Thursday edged toward the magic number of 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House, but several battleground...
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Bangladesh students asked to apply for youth programme in USA
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 04:06pm on October 20, 2020
The United States embassy in Dhaka announced its call for applications for the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study 2021-2022 programme, said a press release issued by...
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Iran cries victory over Trump in UNSC
Agence France-Presse . Tehran | Updated at 11:28pm on September 23, 2020
Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday declared ‘victory’ over the United States after the UN Security Council rejected the Trump administration’s bid to reimpose UN...