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US congresswoman supports Dhaka’s trade preferences

US congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney supports Bangladesh's persistent call for restoration of trade benefits for exports to the US market.
11 August 2015, 03:24 AM

UK, US condemn Niloy killing

The United States has strongly condemned the killing of blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy and expressed the hope to work with Bangladesh to protect space for freedom of expression.
8 August 2015, 03:59 AM

Erdogan's war and US myopia

The Obama Administration, which defied the hawkish opposition at home and abroad and signed the historic Nuclear Deal with Iran, seems to have condoned President Erdogan's military operation in Iraq.
2 August 2015, 18:00 PM

US civil rights march sets out from historic Selma

Civil rights campaigners in US start a 40-day march to highlight what they say is a fresh attack on equal rights for African Americans.
2 August 2015, 04:49 AM

Clean power plan draws firms, investors

Hundreds of companies and investors sent a letter to 29 governors in the US on Friday to show their support for the Clean Power Plan to slash carbon emissions in the electricity sector.
1 August 2015, 06:38 AM

US spied on Japan govt, companies, says WikiLeaks

The US spied on Japanese politicians, its top central banker and major firms including conglomerate Mitsubishi, according to documents released by WikiLeaks on Friday, in the latest revelation about Washington's snooping on allies.
31 July 2015, 12:24 PM

Obama orders world's fastest computer

President Barack Obama signs an executive order calling for the US to build the world's fastest computer by 2025.
30 July 2015, 14:58 PM

UK will help US destroy IS: Cameron

Britain is committed to working with the US to destroy the "caliphate" set up by Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, the prime minister says.
19 July 2015, 05:42 AM

Iran nuclear deal: '99% of world agrees' says Obama

Critics of the nuclear agreement with Iran are at odds with "99% of the world and the majority of nuclear experts", US President Barack Obama has said.
16 July 2015, 09:31 AM

World powers in final push for Iran nuclear deal

World powers race to clinch a landmark deal to prevent Iran acquiring a nuclear bomb, with a source close to the marathon talks saying an agreement was "98-percent" completed.
12 July 2015, 13:18 PM

US upgrades Malaysia in annual human trafficking report

The US is upgrading Malaysia from lowest tier on its list of worst human trafficking centres, a move that could smooth way for an ambitious US-led free-trade deal with the Southeast Asian nation and 11 other countries.
9 July 2015, 02:37 AM

F-16 collides mid-air with small plane, killing two in US

A small plane collides in mid-air with a F-16 fighter jet over South Carolina, killing two people and sending debris into a mobile home park.
8 July 2015, 07:02 AM

US campaign against Islamic State in Syria 'intensifying'

The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group is "intensifying" its campaign in northern Syria, President Barack Obama says.
7 July 2015, 04:31 AM

Michelle tears up White House photography ban

Selfie lovers will now be able to snap themselves in the US president's residence, after the White House lifted a decades-old ban on photography.
2 July 2015, 07:31 AM

Michelle tears up White House photography ban

Selfie lovers will now be able to snap themselves in the US president's residence, after the White House lifted a decades-old ban on photography.
2 July 2015, 07:31 AM

Sugary drinks kill 184,000 people every year

Sugary drinks cause 184,000 deaths worldwide annually, including 25,000 deaths in the United States, according to a new study reports LiveScience.
30 June 2015, 08:48 AM

10 militants killed in Pakistan air strikes: Officials

Air strikes kill 10 suspected militants in Pakistan's northwestern Shawal Valley, intelligence officials say.
28 June 2015, 09:16 AM

US report on human rights ‘disgraceful’ for Bangladesh: BNP

BNP terms “disgraceful” for the country the recent US report that focused on human rights practices in Bangladesh.
27 June 2015, 16:20 PM

Escaped US prisoner killed by police

One of two murderers who staged a dramatic escape from a New York State prison is killed by police after weeks on the run, officials say.
27 June 2015, 07:36 AM

France's Hollande says US spying unacceptable

French President Francois Hollande brands as "unacceptable" reported spying by the United States on French senior officials and warned Paris would not tolerate actions that threaten its security.
24 June 2015, 04:13 AM