International

IT’S ANOTHER plan that is going nowhere. The Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza conflict, also known as the Gaza Peace Plan (GPP), signed by Israel and Hamas but brokered by US President Donald Trump, is stuck in political stalemate. ...

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has veered between escalating military action against Iran and backing peace talks. He’s agreed to ceasefires – and carry on firing. Now he’s giving even more signs that he does not know what he is doing. ...

Hafsa Noor BANGLADESH IS preparing to launch formal negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) while stepping up efforts to join a major Asia-Pacific trade bloc, as the south Asian economy seeks to protect exports ...

DONALD TRUMP has been left with egg on his face after two of his peace plans were torn up within days of each other. Iran has rejected the Memorandum of Understanding, and Israel has now rejected Trump’s Middle East Plan ...

EVERYONE in Bangladesh relies on the country producing food to eat. But a staggering number also rely on the Bangladeshi agricultural industry for their job: the sector accounts for around 10% of the economy and it employs around 40% of ...

TWO MOVES made by US President Donald Trump in the last few days will increase pressure on the world economy. They seem designed to boost the US economy before the mid-term elections, but are unlikely to do so. •First, he ...

AFTER DAYS of heavy rainfall, flash floods have swept through parts of Bangladesh, causing landslides and leaving families cut off by large swathes of standing flood water. Early reports confirm that 51 people have died, but the number is expected ...

TRUMP’S WAR on Iran is leading to ever more trouble. The Memorandum of Understanding – which Trump claimed was a ceasefire – is over, and the world faces more economic downturn and warmongering. This is not so much a war ...

Hafsa Noor CHINA’S recent long-range missile test over the Pacific Ocean has reignited security concerns across the Indo-Pacific, drawing sharp criticism from Australia and intensifying debate over regional military stability. Australia described the missile launch as a destabilising development, arguing ...

Hafsa Noor THE BANGLADESH Government has begun drafting its Visa Policy 2026, in an effort to modernise the country’s visa regime in line with evolving global standards and national priorities. A Cabinet committee is now examining the draft policy and ...