President Trump said that a US-funded project to strengthen political landscape in Bangladesh worth $29 million had gone to a firm with just two people that nobody had ever heard of. The newly elected US president was speaking to US governors at the White House on Friday, who were in Washington DC for their annual…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet President Donald Trump on Tuesday, as Israel and Hamas say they are ready for negotiations on a new phase in their fragile Gaza ceasefire. Netanyahu, the first foreign leader to visit the White House since Trump returned to power last month, will discuss the truce’s future…
The government has provided clarification regarding the recently signed heads of agreement (HOA) with US-based Argent LNG for the potential import of up to 5 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) annually for 20 years. In a statement issued today, Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA),…
Tech titan Elon Musk cast doubt Wednesday on a $500 billion AI project announced by US President Donald Trump, saying the money promised for the investment actually wasn’t there. The comments marked a rare instance of a split between the world’s richest man and Trump, with Musk playing a key role in the newly installed…
World Bank managing director Anna Bjerde on Thursday reiterated the global lender’s support to the Interim Government for rebuilding of Bangladesh. Bjerde made the comments when she called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in the Swiss city of Davos, Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary…