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Iran FM reaffirms cooperation after IAEA warns on uranium stockpile

Bangladesh, June 1 -- The Iranian foreign minister spoke by phone with the director of the UN's nuclear watchdog agency early Sunday morning after a report from the agency said Iran is further increas... Read More


India's forex reserves jump about $7 billion in week ending May 23

New Delhi, June 1 -- India's foreign exchange reserves (forex) jumped USD 6.992 billion to USD 692.721 billion in the week ending May 23, official data released by the Reserve Bank of India showed. E... Read More


Oman minister presented US nuke deal proposal, will respond: Iran Foreign Minister Araqchi

Tehran, June 1 -- Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araqchi has announced that his Omani counterpart Badr Al Busaidi to Tehran, during his visit to Tehran, has presented the elements of the US proposal to... Read More


Human capital first

Nepal, June 1 -- Nepal's landlocked status and logistical hurdles have created deep trade inefficiencies, worsened by its reliance on India for access. As the global economy shifts towards a 'weightle... Read More


CA Yunus urges Chinese investors to help build a sky-high future

Dhaka, June 1 -- Inviting Chinese investors to join hands in transforming Bangladesh at this 'very strategic moment', Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday called for building a future toge... Read More


Air India plans to reassign jet maintenance work from Turkish firm amid diplomatic strain

India, June 1 -- Air India CEO and MD Campbell Wilson said on Sunday the carrier plans to shift the heavy maintenance of its wide-body aircraft from Turkish Technic to other global MRO (Maintenance, R... Read More


Shubhanshu Shukla set to script history on June 8; India's second astronaut in space

New Delhi, June 1 -- Shubhanshu Shukla is preparing to embark on his first journey to space aboard Axiom Space's fourth commercial mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Scheduled for launc... Read More


Bangladesh tribunal indicts former PM Hasina on mass murder, crimes against humanity charges

Dhaka, June 1 -- Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal on Sunday indicted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and two others on several charges, including mass murder, for their alleged role in t... Read More


Bangladesh supreme court restores Jamaat-e-Islami's political registration

Pakistan, June 1 -- DHAKA - Bangladesh's Supreme Court has reinstated the registration of Jamaat-e-Islami, the country's largest Islamist party, allowing it to participate in future elections after mo... Read More


Midterm Scorecard: Tinubu fails to stem insecurity as thousands are killed, kidnapped

Nigeria, June 1 -- Two years into the Bola Tinubu presidency, insecurity has persisted in Nigeria, despite his vow to curtail the challenge in his Renewed Hope Agenda, an encompassing action plan for ... Read More