The United States has canceled Sheikh Hasina’s visa
The United States has canceled the visa of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who resigned over the anti-discrimination student movement. A source in the US State Department said this on Tuesday (August 6). Earlier, Sheikh Hasina and her sister Sheikh Rehana were forced to flee during the ‘Long March to Dhaka’ program called by students on…
BGMEA chief quizzed by US agency on price rise of apparel items
The president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) yesterday faced a barrage of questions from the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) during a hearing. The hearing came as part of the USITC’s investigation into the sudden rise in per unit import prices of garment items exported from Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia and…
Dhaka University’s contribution to the creation of Bangladesh is memorable: Sheikh Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that along with the intensive practice of knowledge and science related to the country’s history and heritage, Dhaka University’s incomparable contribution to socio-economic development and the creation of the nation-state of Bangladesh will forever be remembered. He said this in a message given on the occasion of the 103rd founding…
Gaza: Israel takes Rafah crossing as truce talks continue
The Israeli military says its troops have taken “operational control” of the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt. Rafah has been a key entry point for aid and the only exit for people able to flee since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas in October. A tank…