Iran’s new supreme leader vows to keep Hormuz shut, Netanyahu issues threat

March 12, 2026

Iran will fight on and keep the Strait of Hormuz shut as leverage against the United States and Israel, new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said ​on Thursday in defiant first comments attributed to him since he succeeded his slain father, Reuters reports. Hours later, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used his first press conference since […]Continue Reading

US and allies clash with Russia and China over Iran nuclear program

March 12, 2026

The U.S. and Western allies clashed with Russia and China on Thursday ​over Iran’s nuclear intentions, as Washington sought at the United Nations to further justify the war it launched ‌on Iran two weeks ago, Reuters reports. At a meeting of the 15-member U.N. Security Council, which is chaired this month by the U.S., Russia […]Continue Reading

Former Iranian President Ahmadinejad is alive: Adviser

March 2, 2026

Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is alive and unharmed as joint US-Israeli attacks target Iran’s senior leadership and military infrastructure, a close aide told Anadolu on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reports. “I am in touch with him. All is good,” said the adviser, who spoke on condition of anonymity. “A building related to his security detail […]Continue Reading

Iran war spreads across region as US, Israel suffer losses

March 2, 2026

The United States hit hundreds of targets across Iran, and Israel expanded its bombing to Lebanon on Monday as President Donald Trump vowed to avenge the first US deaths in the war he launched to topple Tehran’s ruling clerics, AFP reports. Iranian forces fired missiles and drones across the Middle East, killing people in Israel […]Continue Reading

Iran strikes countries hosting US forces in Middle East

February 28, 2026

WASHINGTON, United States, Feb 28, 2026 (AFP) – Iran has responded to a wave of US strikes by launching missile attacks on multiple countries hosting some of the tens of thousands of American troops deployed across the Middle East. Below, AFP examines the major concentrations of US forces in the region — which fall under […]Continue Reading

US and Israel launch strikes against Iran

February 28, 2026

TEHRAN, Feb 28, 2026 (AFP) – The United States and Israel launched a wave of strikes against targets in Iranian cities on Saturday triggering explosions and columns of smoke in the capital Tehran. The attacks came after US President Donald Trump expressed frustration at Iran’s stance in negotiations over its nuclear and missile programmes. Trump […]Continue Reading

Dhaka sees messages from Myanmar’s FM, AA chief positively

February 27, 2026

NEWS DESK Amid Bangladesh’s continued engagement, Myanmar’s Union Minister for Foreign Affairs Than Swe and Chairman of the United League of Arakan Twan Mrat Naing have congratulated recently appointed Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman which is seen positively by Dhaka. The head of the Arakan Army has sent a congratulatory letter to the Bangladesh […]Continue Reading

Saudi, Qatar attempting to de-escalate Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict

February 27, 2026

NEWS DESK Saudi Arabia and Qatar are engaged in efforts to halt deadly fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan, a source with knowledge of the talks told AFP on Friday, AFP reports. The diplomatic drive comes as fears of a spiralling conflict grew after Pakistan bombed major cities in Afghanistan, declaring that they were in an […]Continue Reading

Pakistan bombs Kabul in ‘open war’ on Afghanistan’s Taliban govt

February 27, 2026

NEWS DESK Pakistan bombed major cities in Afghanistan including the capital Kabul on Friday, with Islamabad’s defence minister declaring the neighbours at “open war” following months of tit-for-tat clashes, AFP reports. AFP journalists in Kabul and Kandahar heard blasts and jets overhead until dawn, as Pakistan launched air strikes on the Afghan capital Continue Reading

BNP to move forward imbued with ideals of ‘52, 71, 90 and 24’: Mirza Fakhrul

February 27, 2026

NEWS DESK BNP Secretary General and Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said the party-BNP will move forward being inspired with the principles of 1952, 71, 90 and 2024. He made the remarks while speaking as the chief guest at an Iftar programme organized by the NGO Eco-Social […]Continue Reading