Three months after the United States and Israel staged an attack on Iran, a US blockade and Tehran's grip on the Strait of Hormuz have created a deadlock, with neither side bending, economic pain deepening and the risk of ​renewed war rising.A growing concern among policymakers is not whether a deal is near, but how ...more

Faridpur, known as Bangladesh’ jute capital,is facing a looming setback in jute production as farmers struggle with an acute shortage of diesel during the crucial sowing season. The shortfall in fuel coupled with irregular electricity supply, has disrupted irrigation activities across the district, raising fears that jute output may be affected this season.However, agricultural officials ...more

The war between the US and Israel with Iran has been going on for two months. In the meantime, the first phase of the ceasefire has expired. During this ceasefire, Iran and the US even sat down at the negotiating table once. Pakistan was the mediator. But those talks were not fruitful, and the US ...more

How Trump Took the United States to War with Iran? This article provides a detailed account of the White House discussions about the war. The report is based on extensive and ongoing contact, discussions and interviews with officials who participated in these meetings, who spoke on condition of anonymity. The White House did not comment ...more

The Middle East has long been a hotbed of global politics. Religious divisions, geopolitical rivalry and, above all, the greed and conflict of superpowers centered on the expansion of dominance over energy resources have repeatedly pushed this region to conflict. In recent times, the ongoing tensions surrounding Iran, Israel and the United States have put ...more

The businesses from various sectors are facing further losses due to the increase in fuel prices in the country. Increasing fuel prices will increase production and transportation costs. Global buyers will not pay more than the predetermined price. As a result, exporters will have to spend from their pockets to adjust for the additional costs. ...more

The ongoing Iran conflict has inflicted a massive blow to the global oil market, with losses in oil trade estimated at around $50 billion over nearly 50 days of disruption, according to analysts and media calculations.Since the outbreak of the war in late February, oil supply chains have faced severe interruptions, significantly reducing production levels ...more

 Iran's military declared the Strait of Hormuz closed again on Saturday, its military command said, hours after reopening it and with more than a dozen commercial ships passing through the vital waterway.The toing and froing over the strait cast doubt on US President Donald Trump's optimism the day before, that a peace deal to end ...more

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has decided not to release the next tranche of its ongoing loan programme for Bangladesh by June, citing insufficient progress in key structural reforms in revenue generation, banking, and energy sectors. Instead, the multilateral lender has proposed initiating discussions for a new loan arrangement with stricter conditionalities.The development signals growing ...more

Direct talks between Israel and Lebanon concluded in Washington on Tuesday, with Israel's envoy hailing a "wonderful exchange" and saying the two countries are "on the same side" in opposing Iran-backed Hezbollah."We enjoyed it together. We had a wonderful exchange of over two hours," Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter told reporters following the talks."We discovered today ...more