International

London: With concerns growing over the possible return of Islamist militancy, Bangladesh has witnessed a series of incidents over the past month, including the killing of one person in a bomb blast, the recovery of explosives from seven locations, and the arrest of several members...

Dhaka: Bangladesh is open to joining the recently formed defence alliance between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye, two junior ministers have said, while stressing that any decision would be guided by the country's national interests. Signed in Makkah August 7, the pact establishes a framework...

Dhaka: A retired Hindu schoolteacher, his wife, daughter and 12-year-old son were found dead inside their locked home in Rangpur city, in suspicious circumstances that have prompted a police investigation. The bodies were recovered at around 11:30 pm Saturday from a house in the Daspara...

Tehran: Iran's top security official Mohsen Rezaei warned that any country participating in the US economic war against Iran will be considered an "enemy" by Tehran. Rezaei, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, made the remarks  Saturday. He said Iran would first negotiate...

New Delhi: India and China have an interest in maintaining a "stable" bilateral relationship, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said Saturday while asserting that the state of the border would naturally determine the state of the ties. The external affairs minister said India will have...

Peshawar: A Hindu trader has been killed by unidentified armed men in Noshki town of Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, according to a media report Saturday. The incident occurred Friday. Some unidentified armed men barged into the trader's shop in Qadirabad Stop area of Noshki Bazaar....

Athens/New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar Saturday held a telephonic conversation with his Greek counterpart, Giorgos Gerapetritis, during which the two sides discussed current geopolitical developments and agreed to stay in touch. Following the talks, EAM took to X and posted: “Always nice...

New Delhi: India and Mauritius have deepened their energy partnership with a five-year agreement under which Indian Oil Corporation will supply the island nation's entire import requirement of petrol, diesel and aviation turbine fuel, strengthening New Delhi's role as a key energy-security partner in the...

Kyiv: At least two people were killed overnight in Ukraine by Russian drone and missile strikes, authorities said, a day after an attack on a shopping center killed 16 people. Oleksandr Pertsovsky, the head of Ukraine's national rail operator Ukrzaliznytsia, said Saturday that one of...

Washington: United States imposed 50 per cent tariffs on USD 20 billion worth of Canadian products early Saturday, and Canada immediately said it would retaliate, after last-ditch negotiations failed to resolve the latest strain in already tense relations between the historic allies. President Donald Trump's...