Is America ready to elect a Black woman president?

It’s the big question that has loomed over Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign from the start: is the United States ready for a Black woman president? I get asked this almost every time I speak about American politics. And it’s a question that pundits, observers and experts keep asking, without ever landing

ACI begins direct drug export to US

Advanced Chemical Industries Limited, commonly known as ACI, has made its first-ever direct export of pharmaceutical products from Bangladesh to the United States of America. The company said this at an event held in the capital on Thursday. The products were shipped from the US Food and Drug Administration-approved facility of ACI

Will the Ukraine war be resolved with talks or with tanks?

After much reluctance, the US and its Western allies last week agreed to provide Ukraine with some of the world’s most sophisticated battle tanks: American-made Abrams, German-made Leopards and British-made Challengers. But the question remains as to whether these weapons will make a decisive difference to Ukrainian armed forces fighting a

New program lets private citizens sponsor refugees in US

Everyday Americans will be able to help refugees adjust to life in the U.S. in a program being launched by the State Department as a way to give private citizens a role in resettling the thousands of refugees who arrive every year. The State Department plans to announce the program,

St Gregory’s North America alumni sets up not-for-profit organisation

Alumni of St Gregory's High School in North America have organised themselves into a not-for-profit organisation, Gregorians of North America (GNA). GNA was incorporated as a not-for-profit organisation in January of 2022. Through the organisation, the alumni want to give back to the school and Bangladesh. Dr Faisal M Rahman, founding chairman