2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (438+ words) Wednesday September 09, 2026 Benchmark Brent crude oil futures rose past $100 a barrel today (9 September), hitting a more than six-week high and breaching the symbolic threshold for the first time since 24 July, as intensifying conflict in the Middle East heightened concerns about…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (750+ words) Wednesday September 09, 2026 Yemen's Tehran-backed Houthis attacked four cities in the south of US ally Saudi Arabia today (8 September), wounding more than 70 people and setting oil installations ablaze in what appeared to be a major expansion ​of the six-month-old Middle East…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (582+ words) Thursday September 03, 2026 Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury today (3 September) said the demand for workers in the Middle East is expected to increase as the war-affected countries undertake reconstruction and infrastructure development. "After the geopolitical instability and…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (326+ words) Wednesday September 02, 2026 The United States has warned its citizens in Qatar to remain vigilant amid continuing tensions in the Middle East, citing the potential for unforeseen escalation, flight cancellations, airspace closures and other travel disruptions. In a security alert issued…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (710+ words) Thursday July 23, 2026 Top diplomats from Asia, Europe and North ​America met today (23 July) for the security-focused ASEAN Regional Forum, where ministers were expected to call for a peaceful settlement of renewed and intensifying ‌hostilities in the Middle East. The war…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (745+ words) Wednesday June 24, 2026 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ​held talks with top United Arab Emirates officials on Wednesday on a Middle East tour, seeking to reassure Gulf allies who view a proposed Iran peace ‌deal as too soft on a…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (562+ words) Monday June 22, 2026 Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood today (22 June) told parliament that the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) incurred losses of around Tk17,039.56 crore between March and 11 June due to rising international fuel prices amid the ongoing conflict…...

3+ mon, 13+ hour ago   (245+ words) Thursday June 11, 2026 Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury today (11 June) said prolonged instability in the Middle East may adversely affect employment opportunities abroad, income flows, and the continuity of remittance inflows. If this trend persists, the finance minister said it…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (488+ words) Wednesday May 13, 2026 A few days ago, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi instructed the induction of electric vehicles (EVs) into his convoy, to the extent possible without purchasing new cars, once again spotlighting a vehicle segment serving at least two key…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (891+ words) Tuesday May 05, 2026 A fragile truce in the Middle East was under strain today (5 May) after the US and Iran exchanged fire ​in the Gulf as they wrestled for control of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's parliament speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf,…...