Bangladesh's defaulted loans spiked by Tk 31,487 crore in Q1, reaching Tk 588,704 crore. The official NPL ratio now sits at 32.26%, ten times higher than the international risk threshold.
Direct conflict has reignited in the Gulf after U.S.-Iran peace talks failed. CENTCOM disabled an oil tanker with a Hellfire missile and struck an Iranian ground-control station on Qeshm Island.
Following a massive overnight strike by 73 Russian missiles and 656 drones, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has sent an urgent plea to President Trump for immediate Patriot defense support.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed to Congress that reopening the Strait of Hormuz will not earn Iran sanctions relief, revealing that new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is running talks.
Questions over political exclusion in Bangladesh’s bar association elections have drawn international concern, with legal bodies warning of shrinking democratic space within the profession.
A drone attack struck the UAE's Barakah Nuclear Power Plant, causing a generator fire. Suspicion has fallen on Iran as the strike threatens a fragile ceasefire and global energy markets.
Two Iranian state TV channels aired programs with armed hosts. Presenter Hossein Hosseini took on-air gun training from the IRGC, while Mobina Nasiri held a weapon sent from a Tehran rally.
Before leaving Beijing, President Trump’s delegation threw away all Chinese gifts, including burner phones and pins, to counter cyber tracking. Trump noted mutual espionage is a "common thing."
