Svein Tore Holsether, chief executive of Yara, says declining crop yields resulting from reduced fertiliser availability could trigger a worldwide bidding war for food.

Islami Andolan Bangladesh Senior Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Muhammad Faizul Karim has said his party does not engage in "gupto" (covert) politics. "Whatever Islami Andolan says publicly, it practices in ...

Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian has lashed out at the US naval blockade, calling the siege of Iranian ports "intolerable." He warned that the move amounts to an "extension of military operations", ...

Iran's military capabilities remain stronger than publicly acknowledged by the White House and the Pentagon, according to multiple US officials familiar with intelligencel assessments, as reported by ...

Prosecutors had previously claimed that the agent was shot in his bullet-resistant vest, but did not confirm if the bullet came from the suspect's gun.

The Brent benchmark ⁠was poised for a 5.7% gain over the week while WTI was on track ​to finish the week up 11.7%. Brent's June contract hit $126.41 a barrel before its expiry ​yesterday, marking the ...

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested another accused in the case filed over the killing of a self-proclaimed "Pir", Abdur Rahman, also known as Shamim Reza and Jahangir, in a mob ...

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman is scheduled to address the gathering, marking his first appearance at such a party rally since being elected prime minister in February ...

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has detained a member of a fraudulent gang involved in scamming people out of money by spreading fake question papers for the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) ...

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Almost all of ‌Europe experienced above-average heat in 2025, a year that broke records for wildfires, sea temperatures and heatwaves as climate change worsens, EU scientists and the World ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar foday (1 May) said their party, in its present form, should not be equated with its 1971-era version.