The High Commissioner of Canada to Bangladesh, Ajit Singh, on Monday met State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam and discussed issues of mutual interest. During the meeting, the two sides emphasised the importance of sustained partnerships and continued collaboration on various aspects of bilateral relations, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bangladesh.  

Tehran-born Iranian actor Elnaaz Norouzi, who holds German citizenship, expressed her thoughts on Iran’s political situation days before Mojtaba Khamenei was named the country’s new Supreme Leader on March 8, 2026. Speaking to NDTV in an exclusive interview, Norouzi highlighted the long history of political repression in Iran. Reacting to reports about Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late Ayatollah Ali ...

Iranian state television early Monday announced that Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the country’s late supreme leader, has been appointed as his successor. Mojtaba had long been viewed as a potential candidate for the position, even before his father was killed in an Israeli strike at the outset of the ongoing war. Despite his influence, he has never held an ...

Concerns over fuel availability continue in Sylhet as filling stations in the city struggle to meet demand due to reduced supply from depots, prompting some pumps to suspend sales altogether. Petrol pump owners said they are receiving less fuel than required from depots, leading to the shortage. They expressed hope that the situation would ease once supply returns to normal. ...

The government has sent River Police Chief Kusum Dewan and four Additional Inspectors General of Police (IGPs) of Bangladesh Police into compulsory retirement. The information was disclosed through five separate notifications signed by Senior Secretary of the Police-1 branch under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Manjur Morshed Chowdhury, on Monday (March 9). The four other officials are Additional IGP (OSD) ...

Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman highlighted the importance of multilateralism at the Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting in London, calling for concrete actions to confront existential global challenges, particularly climate change and growing economic uncertainty. Dr Rahman led the Bangladesh delegation to the 26th Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting (CFAMM) held on Sunday 8 at Lancaster House in London, according ...

Dr Badiul Alam Majumdar, Secretary of the civil society group Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (SUJAN), has stated that the High Court’s issuance of a rule over the July National Charter is beyond its jurisdiction and warned that denying or disputing the charter would be politically self-destructive for the current government. He made the remarks on Sunday at a roundtable discussion titled ...

A Dhaka court on Sunday ordered the imprisonment of three individuals, including Sheikh Tasnim Afroz Emi, former general secretary of “Slogan 71” organization, in connection with a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act. The order was issued by Metropolitan Magistrate Jewel Rana after the accused were produced before the court. The other two accused are Md Asif Ahmed Soikat, a ...

The White House released a new report highlighting what it claims are the causes of chronic disease in children. The report fleshes out many of the themes that have emerged as priorities for the Make America Healthy Again, or MAHA, movement promoted by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. One major area of focus is the negative ...

British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke said on Sunday that the United Kingdom stands alongside Bangladesh in advancing women’s leadership, economic opportunities, and safety to ensure greater participation of women and girls in shaping their futures. In a message posted by the British High Commission Dhaka marking International Women’s Day, Cooke reaffirmed the UK’s commitment to supporting women’s empowerment ...