Friday | January 23, 2026 | Dhaka
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh’s Election Commission has suspended the registration of the Awami League, effectively barring the country’s longest-standing political party from participating in the next general elections. The decision, announced late Monday, follows...
AFP, Washington: The United States announced new sanctions Monday against Iran over its nuclear program, despite ongoing negotiations between the two countries over the sensitive issue. The latest sanctions target three Iranian citizens and...
AFP, Depeyin: A Myanmar junta airstrike hit a school Monday killing 22 people, including 20 children, witnesses said, despite a purported humanitarian ceasefire called to help the Southeast Asian nation recover from a devastating...
AFP: Gaza is at “critical risk of famine,” with 22% of the population facing an imminent humanitarian “catastrophe” after more than two months of an aid blockade by Israel, a food security monitor warned...
AFP : The Israeli military said Tuesday it had struck a hospital in southern Gaza housing Hamas militants, ending a brief pause in fighting to facilitate the release of a US-Israeli hostage. The military...
Al Jazeera : China and the United States have agreed to suspend some of the heavy trade tariffs imposed against one another as they prepare to extend negotiations aimed at lowering trade war tensions....
Reuters: The US and China ended high-stakes trade talks on a positive note on Sunday, with US officials touting a “deal” to reduce the US trade deficit, while Chinese officials said the sides had...
Reuters: An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck Tibet early on Monday, the China Earthquake Administration (CEA) said. The quake hit the city of Shigatse at 5:11am (2111 GMT), at a depth of 10 km...
Al Jazeera : The accident takes place near Kotmale, about 140km (86 miles) east of Colombo, in a mountainous area of central Sri Lanka. People gather around the wreckage of a bus following an...
Al Jazeera : United States President Donald Trump has offered to work with India and Pakistan to achieve a “solution” for the long-disputed Kashmir region, days after his administration brokered a ceasefire between the...
Staff Reporter : The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has formally requested that Bangladesh submit a written proposal outlining its commitment to reduce import duties on American goods, as part of...
AFP: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct negotiations to end the conflict in Ukraine in the coming days but did not address a 30-day ceasefire proposal drawn up hours earlier by European...