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Inequalities cannot be removed overnight: Fakhrul

, Aug. 23 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said inequalities, rooted in Bangladesh's state structure for decades, cannot be eradicated overnight, though structural refo... Read More


'Most loyal, fearless, hardworking': What Trump administration calls his pick for new US ambassador to India

Washington, Aug. 23 -- United States Vice President JD Vance on Friday (local time) reaffirmed that Sergio Gor will make a "fantastic ambassador" for America in India, after President Donald Trump ann... Read More


Trump might 'do nothing' if Putin, Zelensky don't meet to end russia Ukraine war

India, Aug. 23 -- US President Donald Trump on Friday set a two-week time frame to make an "important" decision on the peace efforts to end the war in Ukraine, saying that either Russia could face mas... Read More


Trump might 'do nothing' if Putin, Zelensky don't meet to end Ukraine war

India, Aug. 23 -- US President Donald Trump on Friday set a two-week time frame to make an "important" decision on the peace efforts to end the war in Ukraine, saying that either Russia could face mas... Read More


Pentagon fires DIA chief after Iran strike report contradicts Trump's claims

Washington DC, Aug. 23 -- The Pentagon has dismissed US Air Force Lt Gen. Jeffrey Kruse from the position of the Chief of the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) on Friday (local time), the New York Tim... Read More


UN declares famine in Gaza, blames Israel

Published on, Aug. 23 -- August 23, 2025 2:35 AM The United Nations officially declared a famine in Gaza on Friday, blaming "systematic obstruction of aid" by Israel, hours after Defence Minister Isr... Read More


UN Security Council sanctions five for links with ISIS, al-Qaeda operations

New York, Aug. 23 -- The United Nations Security Council has added five individuals from Libya, Tunisia, Kuwait, and Tajikistan to its international sanctions list for their involvement in financing, ... Read More


Who is Sergio Gor? Trump appoints new US Ambassador to India

India, Aug. 23 -- President Donald Trump on Friday said that he had named Sergio Gor as the next US ambassador to India and special envoy for South and Central Asian affairs. Trump made the announceme... Read More


Donald Trump names Sergio Gor as next US Ambassador to India

India, Aug. 23 -- US President Donald Trump on Friday announced his "great friend" Sergio Gor as the next United States Ambassador to India and the special envoy for South and Central Asian Affairs. G... Read More


ANALYSIS: Can new ECOWAS leadership revive/sustain bloc?

Nigeria, Aug. 23 -- With seven heads of state in attendance, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday, 22 June, held its 67th summit of the Authority of the Heads of State and ... Read More