The price of the main US benchmark for oil surged more than 30 percent on Monday over concerns that the Middle East war could create prolonged supply disruptions. At 0230 GMT West Texas Intermediate (WTI) was up 30.04 percent at $118.21 per barrel, before easing slightly, while Brent Crude was 27.54 percent higher at $118.22.

Speakers at a roundtable discussion on Saturday urged the government to take necessary steps to reduce the cost of kidney disease treatment, expand medical facilities across the country and launch large-scale awareness programmes to prevent the life-threatening disease. They emphasised the need for effective strategies to enhance early detection, prevention and treatment accessibility, highlighting the importance of coordinated efforts among ...

  European Union Election Observation Mission Bangladesh 2026 (EUEOM-BD 2026) has appreciated the Election Commission for its significant support and cooperation extended during the 13th parliamentary election. “The professionalism, dedication, coordinated efforts and prompt support demonstrated by your team immensely contributed towards understanding the electoral environment, policies, practices, modalities and thus significantly facilitated in smooth execution of our assigned mission ...

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 ...