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'I'm not going anywhere,' Biden tells crowd

News —5 July, 2024 10:59

US President Joe Biden vowed to keep fighting Thursday despite calls for him to bow out of the 2024 election race, saying at an Independence Day celebration at the White House he's "not going anywhere." The 81-year-old president, responding to a supporter who told him to "keep up the fight," said: "You got me man. I'm not going anywhere."

'I'm not going anywhere,' Biden tells crowd

89 migrants dead at sea off Mauritania: news agency

Nearly 90 migrants bound for Europe perished when their boat…

Messi to start for Argentina's Copa quarter-final mission

Lionel Messi will start for Argentina in their Copa America…

Labour leader Keir Starmer wins in UK election

Keir Starmer on Friday will become Britain’s new prime minister, as his center-left opposition Labour party swept to a landslide general election victory, ending 14 years of…

Israel to send delegation for Gaza hostage negotiations: PM

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Thursday he has agreed to send a delegation for talks on securing the release of hostages seized in the October 7 attacks.In a statement…

President urges Burma to take back Rohingyas respectfully

President Mohammed Shahabuddin today urged the Myanmar government to ensure safe and dignified repatriation of the forcibly displaced Rohingya people, sheltered in Bangladesh,…

How India is seen globally: Arundhati Roy, Australian RSS, India in Israel, and more

The Narendra Modi government frequently posits India as a ‘Vishwaguru’ or world leader. How the world sees India is often lost in this branding exercise. Outside India,…

Hate speech and disinformation make Indian Muslims mentally sick

Ghuspaithiyon (infiltrators), ‘those with more children’, katwa (circumcised), terrorist — these are just a few of the many terms which politicians…

Ex-ACC chief Iqbal and his proxy Pavel

With several officials allegedly amassing vast fortunes through power abuse and blackmail, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has become a breeding ground for corruption. One…

Millions affected as flood situation worsens in north, northeast regions

After several days' continuous heavy rainfall, several northern districts in Bangladesh have been affected by flood while the third spell of devastating flood battered northeastern…

Beijing announces Hasina's July 8-10 visit

China has announced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's official visit to China from July 8-10. "At the invitation of Premier Li Qiang of the State Council, Prime Minister Sheikh…

High Court supports reinstating freedom fighter's quota

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has upheld for now a High Court (HC) judgment that declared illegal a 2018 government circular abolishing the 30 percent quota system for…

University teachers’ meeting with Quader postponed

The stalemate at public universities continued for the 4th consecutive day on Thursday due to the indefinite strike by teachers and staffers. The teachers' meeting scheduled…

Protests against quota: 5 km tailback as students block Dhaka-Ctg highway

A five-km long tailback has been created on Dhaka-Chittagong highway as the students of Cumilla University put up barricades on the highway, demanding the cancellation of quota system…

Local administration takes over Benazir’s 25-acre Bandarban property

The local administration on Thursday took charge of 25 acres of property - valued at Tk 30 crore - in Bandarban district, belonging to former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir…

Quota protests roll on 3rd day at Shahbagh

For the third consecutive day, students blocked Dhaka's Shahbagh intersection around 11:45 am today, protesting the High Court's decision to reinstate the quota system in government…

Liton and his friend Awal are gobbling up Rajshahi

AHM Khairuzzaman Liton was elected as the Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) for the first time in 2008. After serving for 5 years, he again became a mayoral candidate in the…