Trump has attacked pillars of democracy, Human Rights Watch says

Bangladesh-Japan to ink EPA on Friday

China’s President Xi calls for ’equal, multipolar world’

Bangladesh changes name of RAB to Special Intervention Force

Trump announces US-India trade deal, tariffs cut to 18%

THE WORLD IN BRIEF

US and Iran agree to Friday talks in Oman but still at odds over agenda

The US and Iran have agreed to hold talks in Oman on Friday, officials for both sides said, even as they remained at odds over Washington`s insistence that negotiations include Tehran`s missile arsenal and Iran`s vow to discuss only its nuclear programme.

Fifty-five thousand Ukrainian soldiers killed on battlefield: Zelensky

The number of Ukrainian soldiers killed on the battlefield as a result of the country`s war with Russia is estimated at 55,000, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told France 2 TV on Wednesday.

Gunmen kill nearly 200 people in Nigeria’s Kwara and Katsina states

Gunmen have killed nearly 200 people in western and northern Nigeria, officials and residents said, as survivors buried the dead and security forces hunted the attackers.

US approves potential $3B F-15 sustainment sale to Saudi Arabia

The US State Department has approved a potential $3 billion sale to Saudi Arabia to support the sustainment of the Kingdom’s F-15 fighter jet fleet.

SOUTH ASIA

Bangladesh-Japan to ink EPA on Friday

Bangladesh

Bangladesh changes name of RAB to Special Intervention Force

Bangladesh

Trump announces US-India trade deal, tariffs cut to 18%

India

Pakistan says 145 militants killed in Balochistan crackdown

Pakistan

Pakistan military says it has killed 92 militants in Balochistan

Pakistan

Rohingya repatriation only viable, sustainable solution to crisis: CA Yunus

Bangladesh

Anti-minority hate speech rose sharply in India in 2025

India

Bangladesh, South Korea hold second round of CEPA talks in Dhaka

Bangladesh

OPINION

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Bangladesh’s Careful Diplomacy in the India-Pakistan Crisis

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The challenges and prospects of foreign investment in Bangladesh

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