3+ hour, 59+ min ago   (496+ words) Sunday September 13, 2026 Bangladesh should assess the proposed Mecca Defence Alliance's structure, obligations and impact on strategic autonomy and ties with India, the US and China before joining, experts said. The alliance could offer defence and economic opportunities, but Dhaka must…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (478+ words) Sunday September 13, 2026 The Brics group of emerging economies has agreed on a joint declaration, sources told Reuters on Saturday (12 September), hours before its leaders began a summit in New Delhi, aiming to boost the bloc's global clout. The summit, hoping…...

4+ hour, 31+ min ago   (236+ words) Bahrain has declined to attend a proposed Gulf summit with Iran in Oman to discuss maritime security in the Strait of Hormuz, saying it would not participate until diplomatic relations between Manama and Tehran are restored. The Bahraini Foreign Ministry…...

3+ hour, 43+ min ago   (1190+ words) Sunday September 13, 2026 Bangladesh's import-export trade and fuel supply could come under fresh pressure if growing Houthi control over Yemen's Red Sea coast disrupts shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, an alternative route that has gained importance amid the disruption in…...

3+ hour, 37+ min ago   (198+ words) As BRICS prepared to wrap up its two-day summit in New Delhi, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today cautioned against the weaponisation of technology and critical minerals, saying this could hinder shared progress. In a speech on the concluding day…...

5+ hour, 30+ min ago   (192+ words) Hungary's government will change legislation passed in 2020 by Viktor Orban's former government that had effectively banned gay adoption, Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Saturday. Under the law passed by Orban's right-wing Fidesz party in 2020, single people had to have…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (295+ words) Sunday September 13, 2026 The UN nuclear watchdog's 35-nation Board of Governors passed a resolution on Wednesday drawing a line under Syria's secret nuclear ​activities during the Assad family's rule, saying the new authorities ‌had helped resolve all outstanding questions. After Israel…...

4+ hour, 42+ min ago   (284+ words) Sunday September 13, 2026 The two-day Nazrul Dance Festival 2026, organised by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy to portray the spirit and philosophy of Kazi Nazrul Islam through dance, will conclude today (13 September) at the academy. Organised as part of the 'Nazrul Year' celebrations, the…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (385+ words) Saturday September 12, 2026 Iran will meet foreign ministers from Gulf states and representatives from Iraq in Oman on Monday (14 September) to discuss security and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, as regional efforts intensify to ease disruption in the vital waterway....

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (326+ words) Saturday September 12, 2026 Britain will ban imports of goods produced in Israeli settlements in occupied territories and impose sanctions on companies and individuals that help expand them, Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said, with the measures covering the West Bank, East Jerusalem…...