Israeli bulldozers tore through a four-storey residential building in east Jerusalem on Monday, displacing scores of Palestinians in what activists said was the largest such demolition in the area this year.The building, located in the Silwan neighbourhood near the Old City, comprised a dozen apartments housing approximately 100 people, many of them women, children and ...more

India zips into a frenzy of free trade agreements and preferential trade agreements. This mirrors a global cascade surpassing 370 pacts by late 2025. These instruments harbor immense potential to catalyze exports, lure investments, and rewire supply chains. Yet empirical scrutiny unmasks chronic deficits, tepid utilization, and industrial strains that erode net productivity. A dispassionate ...more

The election of Zohran Mamdani as New York City’s mayor has alarmed many in Israel, officials and analysts said Friday. Mamdani, known for his pro-Palestinian views, won in a city with the world’s second-largest Jewish population.Israelis across political lines worry his victory could signal cooler relations between the US and Israel. Nearly one-third of Jewish ...more

Hamas said Friday it was ready to start immediate talks on freeing the Israeli hostages it holds and ending the nearly two-year war in Gaza, as part of a peace plan proposed by US President Donald Trump.The 20-point plan was announced by Trump on Monday at the White House alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ...more

British businesses are showing growing interest in investing in Bangladesh, driven by expanding trade ties and opportunities in sectors like renewable energy, technology, and infrastructure. In an exclusive interview, Bangladesh’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Abida Islam, highlighted the deepening economic partnership between the two countries, alongside new initiatives aimed at attracting UK investment ...more

Bangladeshi passport holders are facing a significantly harsher global travel landscape. What was once an expanding world of possibilities-made easier by visa-on-arrival and eVisa facilities-is rapidly contracting. Countries across East and Southeast Asia, parts of the Middle East, and Europe are imposing increasingly stringent restrictions. The result: destinations once accessible to Bangladeshis are now either ...more

Russian Ambassador in Dhaka Alexander G. Khozin, in an interview with Daily Industry, said that the labour market in Russia is expected to grow in the coming days. To enable Russian companies to hire expatriate workers, the Russian government has increased the quota for recruiting skilled workers from non-CIS countries this year. These countries will ...more

The coming year is going to be even more difficult for the Bangladeshi economy. Slowing growth, fiscal deficit, banking sector crisis and stagnation in investment - all of which are now at an economic turning point. Not only that, but the Bangladeshi economy is facing difficult times ahead - this is the picture that has ...more

Bangladesh’s energy security is under growing threat as escalating tensions between Iran and Israel have driven up global fuel prices and increased fears of supply disruptions, especially in critical maritime trade routes such as the Strait of Hormuz. With the conflict intensifying in the Middle East, fears are mounting that a prolonged geopolitical crisis could ...more

As geopolitical tensions in the Middle East escalate dramatically, Bangladesh’s business community is bracing for significant fallout. The situation turned more volatile after the United States launched airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities yesterday, prompting Tehran to retaliate with threats to attack U.S. naval forces and shut down the Strait of Hormuz, a critical maritime passage ...more