The US has announced over $170 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Rohingyas inside and outside Myanmar as well as for host communities in Bangladesh. "With this new funding, our total assistance in response to the Rohingya refugee crisis has reached nearly $1.9 billion since August 2017, when over 740,000 Rohingya
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US labor officials meet BGMEA president
Margaret Scotti, Area Advisor for South Asia and Europe and Leena Z Khan, International Relations Officer at the U.S. Department of Labor, paid a courtesy call on Faruque Hassan, President of BGMEA at the latter’s office on June 28, a press release said Thursday. Scott A. Brandon, Counselor for Political and
US leads sanctions killing millions to no end
Food crises, economic stagnation and price increases are worsening unevenly, almost everywhere, following the Ukraine war. Sanctions against Russia have especially hurt those relying on wheat and fertilizer imports. Unilateral sanctions illegal Unilateral sanctions – not approved by the UN Security Council – are illegal under international law. Besides contravening the UN
Sanctions now weapons of mass starvation
US and allied economic sanctions against Russia for its illegal invasion of Ukraine have not achieved their declared objectives. Instead, they are worsening economic stagnation and inflation worldwide. Worse, they are exacerbating hunger, especially in Africa. Sanctions cut both ways Unless approved by the UN Security Council (UNSC), sanctions are not authorized
Accountants drop Trump, say records can’t be relied upon
Donald Trump's longtime accountants have ditched the former US president as a client, saying a decade's worth of financial statements could not be relied upon, court documents showed Monday. Mazars informed the Trump Organization in a letter last Wednesday that it would no longer work for the company, which is being
US dismisses reports over Russia withdrawing troops from Ukraine’s border
Instead accusing Moscow of sending more soldiers as fears of an invasion grow. Russia has increased its presence on the border with Ukraine by "as many as 7,000 troops," some of whom arrived Wednesday, said a senior White House official, slamming Moscow's announcement of a withdrawal as "false." "We continue to receive
Putin accuses US, allies of ignoring Russian security needs
Bangladesh may hire lobbyists to boost image in US
Bangladesh saw a decline in terrorist activity in 2020: Report
Bangladesh experienced a decrease in terrorist activity in 2020, accompanied by an increase in terrorism-related investigations and arrests, says a new US report shared by the US Department of State on its website on Thursday. In 2020, there were three specific terrorist incidents, resulting in no deaths, according to the “Country
US imposes sanctions on RAB, 7 individuals
The United States has imposed human rights related sanctions on Benzir Ahmed, current Inspector General of the Bangladesh Police and former Director General of Bangladesh's Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and six other individuals on the occasion of International Human Rights Day. The US Department of State has announced visa restrictions on