Trump backs coal as critical minerals source

Washington: US President Donald Trump and industry leaders described coal as a strategic source of rare earth elements and critical minerals, expanding its role beyond traditional power generation.     At the White House “Champion…

Awami League warns of instability in Bangladesh, calls election a ‘farcical poll’

Dhaka: As polling began for high-stakes Parliamentary elections in Bangladesh on Thursday, the Awami League appealed to the international community to save the country from collapsing, calling the polls a “sham”.   The party stated…

100 US lawmakers seek H-1B fee relief, citing potential staffing crises

Washington: A bipartisan group of 100 members of Congress has urged Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to exempt the health care sector from a new $100,000 fee on employers petitioning for H-1B visas, warning it…

Bangladesh polls: Tarique Rahman casts vote, vows BNP will start ‘new democratic’ chapter

Dhaka: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairman Tarique Rahman on Thursday expressed satisfaction after casting his vote in the national election, stating that he remains fully confident about his party securing victory, according to local media…

Political parties eye power as violence, fairness concerns shadow Bangladesh polls

Dhaka: With polling underway in Bangladesh for the 13th Parliamentary elections on Thursday, political parties in the fray have exuded confidence in forming a government in the violence-hit nation, while acknowledging that the fairness of…

Nine killed in mass-shooting at Canada school, suspect dead by suicide

Ottawa: Nine people were killed in a mass shooting allegedly by a person, possibly a woman, who committed suicide in a mining town in British Columbia, according to officials.   The area’s federal police Chief…

US treated Pakistan worse than toilet paper, says Khawaja Asif

Islamabad:Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has made a striking admission regarding the country’s historical alignment with the United States, accusing Washington of exploiting Islamabad for its strategic interests before abandoning it once its objectives were…

Exiled envoy says 2026 election among ‘ugliest in Bangladesh’s history’

Dhaka: Mohammad Harun Al Rashid, a seasoned Bangladeshi diplomat (now exiled), in an exclusive interview with a leading think tank, described Bangladesh’s national election slated for Thursday as one of the “ugliest” in the country’s…

Bangladesh voters to cast two mandates, one to elect Parliament, another on July Charter

New Delh: Bangladesh is set to hold one of the most consequential, yet contentious elections since its 1971 independence, with the 13th general election to be held on February 12, to select the next government,…

Epstein’s ties to scientists ‘deeper than previously known’: Report

Washington: The connections between late sex offender and US financier Jeffrey Epstein and the scientific community were “deeper than previously known” and “unheard of” in extent, according to a recent report by the journal Nature.…

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