We should not get involved in regional conflict: seminar
Academics, diplomats and journalists on Thursday at a seminar in Dhaka opined that the interim government should not get involved in any regional conflict over resolving the Rohingya issue...
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Use of US bunker-buster bomb looms over Iran conflict
A powerful American bunker-busting bomb is the only weapon capable of destroying Iran鈥檚 deeply buried nuclear facilities, making it president Donald Trump鈥檚 weapon of choice if he chooses to militarily back Israel...
Businesses fear trade disruption
The concerns among businesses in Bangladesh are growing due to the conflict between Iran and Israel, which broke out on Friday, after a surprise attack by Israel on Iran...
Oil price rises, global stocks mixed
Oil prices rose and stock markets diverged Wednesday as investors tracked the Israel-Iran conflict and a looming US interest rate decision...
Iran-Israel conflict: Bangladesh fears energy, economic crisis
With no sign of de-escalation of the tensions in the Middle East and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz under Iran鈥檚 consideration, Bangladesh appears to face a wave of fresh economic crises due to a surge in energy prices and a potential supply shortage...
Oil prices fall even as Israel-Iran strikes extend into 4th day
Stocks rose and oil prices pulled back on Monday as fears of a wider Middle East conflict eased even as Israel and Iran pounded each other with missiles for a fourth day...
Ukraine hit by record barrage after Trump rebukes Putin
Russia fired its biggest ever drone barrage on Ukraine overnight, Kyiv said Monday, just hours after Donald Trump called Vladimir Putin 鈥楥RAZY鈥� and warned Moscow risked new sanctions if it kept up its deadly bombardment.
From 鈥榮hallow鈥� to 鈥榙eepening鈥� democracy
Failing to satisfy citizens鈥� expectations of democracy leads to serious societal problems, including the intensification of conflict. This is a finding from research (a collaborative research with SOAS, University of London, exploring parliament and public engagement) that my colleagues and I conducted in Bangladesh from 2014 to 2017. In Bangladesh, the 2018 quota...
Oil prices jump
Crude prices rallied Wednesday following a report that US intelligence suggested Israel was planning a strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, which would send geopolitical tensions into overdrive and fuel regional conflict fears...
Pope Leo receives Vance, Rubio
Pope Leo XIV received US vice president JD Vance and US secretary of state Marco Rubio at the Vatican Monday, a day after the new US pontiff鈥檚 inauguration mass.
Pak FM to visit China on heels of conflict with India
Pakistan鈥檚 foreign minister will make a three-day official visit to China, his office said on Sunday, a little over a week after Islamabad reached a ceasefire with India to end their most serious conflict in decades...
Bangladesh interim govt chief Yunus lauds Modi, Shehbaz for ceasefire efforts
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Muhammad Yunus has commended Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif for agreeing to ceasefire and engaging in talks amid a bloody escalation between the two-nuclear armed rivals for days.
India says repulsed fresh Pakistan attacks as death toll passes 50
The death toll from India and Pakistan鈥檚 biggest clashes in decades passed 50 on Friday with each country accusing the other of sending waves of drone attacks.
IPL suspended for one week over India-Pakistan conflict
The Indian Premier League 2025 has been suspended indefinitely due to escalating border tensions between India and Pakistan, the Board of Control for Cricket in India confirmed.
Bangladesh IGP asks SPs in border districts to remain alert
Inspector General of Police Baharul Alam on Wednesday asked police supers in border districts to remain alert so Bangladesh鈥檚 security was not hampered as India-Pakistan conflict intensifies.
Solution or just another law?
FOR a country where land is not only a resource but also is a source of legal disputes or social conflicts, a law to address the conflicts or to bring order to this chaotic landscape is necessary. It is a popular idea that land law is considered a branch of civil law. Gradually this idea is changing to address the disputes and crimes related to lands. However, a new law...
India-Pakistan gunfire triggers terror of past conflict
For 10 nights straight, gunfire between Indian and Pakistani soldiers has echoed from the mountains and deep valleys that form the heavily defended de facto border between the nuclear-armed rivals...
French FM says Iraq should not be dragged into regional conflicts
France鈥檚 foreign minister said on Wednesday that Iraq should not be pulled into conflicts in a turbulent Middle East during his first visit to the country, which has suffered from decades of instability...
China urges citizens to avoid war zones
China on Wednesday urged its citizens to avoid conflict zones and participating in wars, after Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said his troops had captured two Chinese citizens fighting with Russia...
Shifting geopolitical landscape and Bangladesh
RECENTLY, the global geopolitical landscape has undergone rapid changes. The war in Ukraine, followed by the Israel-Palestine conflict and the rise of right-wing governments across various European nations, has significantly altered the world鈥檚 political dynamics. Additionally, the removal of Bashar al-Assad in Syria and Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh has introduced...
Musk says he鈥檒l work with Trump as 鈥榣ong as helpful鈥�
Elon Musk has said he would work with US president Donald Trump for as long as he 鈥榗an be helpful,鈥� as the pair dismissed concerns over possible conflicts of interest due to the tech tycoon鈥檚 work with the White House...
Palestinians to decide Gaza future: Qatar
Qatar, a key mediator in the Gaza conflict, said on Tuesday that Palestinians 鈥� not outsiders 鈥� must decide the territory鈥檚 future after the Israel-Hamas war...
A WOUNDED TRUST: Healing police-public relations
THE relationship between the police and the public has for long been marred by mistrust and conflict, rooted in colonial history and exacerbated by systemic abuse. The events of the student-led uprising in July-August 2024, when excessive police force, mass shooting and enforced disappearances took place, marked a low point in this strained relationship...
Gaza truce talks resume as 30 killed in fresh Israeli attack
As the violence raged, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed that indirect negotiations with Hamas had resumed in Qatar for the release of hostages seized in the October 2023 attacks...
Only 12 trucks delivered food, water in North Gaza since October: Oxfam
Just 12 trucks distributed food and water in northern Gaza in two-and-a-half months, aid group Oxfam said on Sunday, raising the alarm over the worsening humanitarian situation in the besieged territory...
Mystery over Couple鈥檚 Death in Sylhet: Relatives give conflicting account
Mysterious death of a young couple in Sylhet on Wednesday morning triggered a conflict among their relatives as the man鈥檚 family claimed the deaths as natural, while the woman鈥檚 relatives claimed that they were deliberately murdered...
Israeli officials in Doha for talks on Gaza ceasefire, hostage deal
Israeli officials arrived in Doha in Qatar on Monday for talks aimed at a Gaza ceasefire and a hostage-prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas...
Israeli strikes kill 40 Palestinians
Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera said its cameraman Ahmed al-Louh was killed 鈥榠n an Israeli bombardment鈥� that targeted Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza...
Indian troops kill seven Maoists
Indian troops shot dead seven Maoist rebels in a fierce gun battle on Thursday, as security forces step up efforts to crush the long-running armed conflict...
Israeli strikes kill 33 in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency reported that Israeli air strikes on Thursday killed at least 33 people, including 12 guards securing aid trucks in southern parts of the Palestinian territory...