Exclusive

Publication

Byline

Trump imposes $100K annual fee for H-1B visas

Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- United States President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation requiring a $100,000 fee per year for companies seeking to sponsor H-1B worker visas. Trump signed the order on Frida... Read More


Taliban rejects Trump's plan to retake Afghan airbase

Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- A Taliban official has rejected the idea that the US could retake a key airbase in Afghanistan after President Donald Trump told reporters he wanted it back. Zakir Jalal, who works... Read More


Portugal to recognise a Palestinian state

Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- Portugal joins Australia, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom in announcing plans to recognise a Palestinian state. In a statement on Friday, the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign ... Read More


Chief Adviser to leave for Today attend UNGA session

Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will leave for New York Today night to attend the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The Chief Adviser will reach New York on Septe... Read More


Elderly British couple back in UK after Taliban release

Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- An elderly British couple released by the Taliban authorities after almost eight months in detention in Afghanistan arrived back in the UK on Saturday. Peter Reynolds, 80, and his ... Read More


July museum to showcase 16 years of misrule, authority informs CA

Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- The July Memorial Museum will present the full account of Sheikh Hasina's 16 years of misrule, including the Pilkhana massacre, enforced disappearances and killings, "Aynaghar", the... Read More


'Farewell picture' of 48 hostages raises alarm as Gaza war rages on; families call for urgent ceasefire

India, Sept. 20 -- As the war in Gaza rages on, Hamas has released a poster on Saturday with the images of the 48 hostages which remain in captivity. The release of this poster has raised alarm across... Read More


Gangster Noni Rana's hitman shot dead in Yamunanagar encounter

India, Sept. 20 -- Six days after three men opened fire outside at a liquor vend near the Ladwa bus stand in Kurukshetra district and a jewellery store in Yamunanagar, Haryana Police on Saturday kille... Read More


Existing H1B visa holders to pay $100,000 fee after Trump's order? Here's the truth

India, Sept. 20 -- Following President Donald Trump's proclamation to increase the fee for H1B visas to $100,000 per year, there is panic among existing H1b visa holders. Trump's decision, signed on F... Read More


"Totally different place than last year": Trump on Washington crime crackdown

Washington, Sept. 20 -- US President Donald Trump on Saturday (local time) stated that the crime in Washington, DC has remarkably gone down as the place has become "totally different from last year", ... Read More