International

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 ...

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump is in deep trouble. His war on Iran, waged together with Israel, has not been successful and it is making him and the Republicans increasingly unpopular – as the USA heads to mid-term elections in November. ...

Hafsa Noor Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations are preparing to convene for a high-level summit aimed at addressing some of the most pressing challenges facing the global economy and international security. The summit will bring together the ...

IRAN AND ISRAEL have declared that the ceasefire between them is back on. Israel will not attack Iran, and Iran will not attack Israel. The agreement comes after Iran fired missiles at Israel (in retaliation after Israeli attacks on Hezbollah ...

AS US PRESIDENT Donald Trump clings to the idea that ceasefires are in place, bombs are raining down on the people of the Middle East. Trump keeps repeating that he is close to agreeing a peace agreement with Iran – ...