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Tactical pause or path to wider war

THE Middle East is teetering on the edge of a full-scale regional war after the US military, in coordination with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, launched strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities in Isfahan, Natanz and Fordo on June 21. Iran’s swift retaliation, declaring US positions and citizens in the region as legitimate targets, culminated in an attack on a US...

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Apex Footwear wins two Retail Asia Awards 2025

Apex Footwear Ltd has been recognised for the second time in a row at the Retail Asia Awards 2025, held recently at Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Singapore, says a press release.

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Seven Circle wins green factory award

Seven Circle (Bangladesh) Limited, producer of Seven Rings Cement, has won ‘Green Factory Award 2025,’ said a press release...

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Walton wins green factory award

Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC on Tuesday received ‘Green Factory Award-2025’ in electrical and electronics product manufacturing category, said a press release...

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2 concerns of PRAN-RFL win green factory award

Habiganj Agro Limited and Chorka Textile Limited, sister concerns of PRAN-RFL Group, on Tuesday received ‘Green Factory Award-2025,’ said a press release...

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Economy and power dynamics

THE international order is undergoing a profound transformation. Once defined by Cold War bipolarity — and later by a US-dominated unipolar moment — the global landscape today is increasingly multipolar, fragmented and competitive. The rise of rival power blocks, overlapping strategic partnerships and a resurgence of regionalism are reshaping global politics across...

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Israel, lobby dragging US deeper into illegal war

WHITE House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told the truth about Tyrant Trump the other day regarding Trump’s war with Israel against Iran. She said, ‘The president hears all voices across the country, and he makes decisions based on his instincts.’...

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Iran-Israel war must not spark refugee crisis: UN

The United Nations said on Saturday the Iran-Israel war must not be allowed to trigger another refugee crisis in the Middle East, saying once people fled there was no quick way back.

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War déjà vu

THERE are few differences between the lies told to ignite the war with Iraq and the lies told to ignite a war with Iran. The assessments of our intelligence agencies and international bodies are, as they were during the calls to invade Iraq, airily dismissed for hallucinations.

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Trump meets National Security Council on Iran

President Donald Trump met his National Security Council on Tuesday to discuss the Iran-Israel war, the White House said, as the US leader considered whether to join Israel’s air campaign against Tehran...

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IDCOL wins FinanceAsia award

Infrastructure Development Company Limited has won ‘Best Sustainable Bank – Bangladesh’ recognition at FinanceAsia Awards 2025, said a press release...

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Israel-Iran war: a wake-up call

THE Middle East stands once again at the edge of a dangerous precipice. In a recent and highly controversial move, Israel launched an unprovoked military strike on Iran, causing extensive damage to critical infrastructure and resulting in the loss of many lives, including senior officers of the Iranian armed forces. In swift retaliation, Iran responded with missile...

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Ex-AL lawmaker Sarwar arrested in Dhaka

Former Awami League lawmaker for Kusthia-1 constituency AKM Sarwar Jahan was arrested at Basila in Mohammadpur in Dhaka city on Tuesday afternoon...

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Stocks extend gaining streak

Both the Dhaka Stock Exchange and the Chittagong Stock Exchange on Monday witnessed an upward trend like earlier as investors continued their buying spree on large-cap issues amid optimism...

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China factory output slows

Growth in China’s factory output hit a six-month low last month as trade war pressures bit, official data showed Monday, while a bump in a key gauge of domestic consumption offered a rare bright spot for the economy...

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Understanding Washington’s war on Iran through Netanyahu

THE attack was repeatedly predicted by observers and analysts, including the US attempt to distance itself from the reckless adventure despite providing Israel with all the weapons used. There is a very high possibility that the US was directly involved...

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Restoring land

WITH the passage of time, the growing concern over the degradation of our planet, particularly through global warming, continues to escalate, undermining the Earth’s ability to fulfil its full potential in serving human welfare. Since the United Nations General Assembly designated June 17 as Desertification and Drought Day in 1994, this day has served as an important...

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Professor Yunus, the crown, and diplomatic impropriety!

PROFESSOR Muhammad Yunus’s recent visit to London, marked by the distinguished honour of receiving the King Charles III Harmony Award 2025, was a moment of significance—not only for him personally but also for the Bangladeshis and the wider global community who value peace, equity, and sustainable development. It also, perhaps unintentionally, served as...

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The folly of a war with Iran

THE neoconservatives who orchestrated the disastrous wars with Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Libya — and who were never held accountable for the profligate waste of $8 trillion taxpayer dollars, as well as $69 billion squandered in Ukraine — look set to lure us into yet another military fiasco with Iran...