Wionews: Former US President Barack Obama will warn Democratic voters in a speech on Friday that the stakes are too high to sit out November’s elections when the party is seeking to wrest control of Congress from President Donald Trump’s Republicans. Obama has largely avoided the spotlight since Trump succeeded him last year. But Friday’s…
Hossen Sohel: Talks between the United States and Canada will continue after the two sides made “good progress” in their effort to rewrite NAFTA, as Washington was poised for a possible escalation in its trade war with China, reports AFP. Discussions with Canada — the largest US trading partner — seem to be on track…
Hossen Sohel: US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis landed in Kabul yesterday for an unannounced visit to war-torn Afghanistan, adding his weight to a flurry of diplomatic efforts to bring the Taliban to the negotiating table, reports AFP. His trip comes a little more than a year after President Donald Trump unveiled a revamped strategy for…
Anadolu Agency: US President Donald Trump yesterday confirmed that recent cuts in funding for Palestinians are intended to pressure their leaders to make political concessions, reported CBS News. Speaking in a “conference call with Jewish faith leaders and rabbis”, Trump said he would not give money to Palestinians until they agree to make a peace…
Raj Abrar: The third book authored by the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be published in the next Amar Ekushey book fair. Bangla Academy will be publishing the travelogue book titled “Naya Chin Bhromon” (A journey to the new China). An English version of the book will also be published, translated…
Raj Abrar: Bangladesh Nationalist Party yesterday demanded better treatment of its jailed, ‘ailing’ chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia at any specialized private hospital. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said at a news conference at the party central office that they had stated about one specialized hospital for Khaleda’s proper treatment but there were many…
Desk Report: World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is an awareness day observed on 10 September every year, in order to provide worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicides, with various activities around the world since 2003. The International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP), collaborates with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Federation for…
Hossen Sohel: Aus-tralia’s new Prime Minister Scott Morrison, ele-cted to heal his fractured party, faces his biggest test on Monday, in steering the government through a hostile first session of parliament, reports Reuters. Picked last month by the ruling Liberal Party to become the sixth prime minister in the last decade, following a backbench revolt…
AFP: Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend a regional summit in Russia next week, officials said Friday, joining the prime ministers of Japan and South Korea at a gathering to which North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was invited. Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited Kim to participate in the September 11-13 Eastern Economic Forum…
Kabir Humayun: Trashing the Prime Minister’s remark that Khaleda Zia’s trial is being held in an open court inside Old Dhaka Central Jail, BNP claimed that her assertion is not correct. “The Constitution says the trial must be held in public and in an open court. But they’re holding the trial in a small room…