22+ hour, 37+ min ago   (220+ words) A vessel caught fire after being struck by an unknown projectile while passing through the Strait of Hormuz, the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported Sunday. UKMTO said it received the initial report at 11:00 PM GMT Saturday though the exact…...

20+ hour, 33+ min ago   (241+ words) Bangladesh Bank has rolled out a circular explaining how banks should follow the new Import Policy Order (IPO) 2026-2029, which the Commerce Ministry issued back on August 24. The policy will stay in effect until December 31, 2029 or until a new one replaces…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (129+ words) businesstimes-bd.com BRICS leaders on Saturday called for greater efforts to prevent and peacefully resolve conflicts in Iran and Ukraine while opposing any forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza. The calls were part of the New Delhi Declaration, unanimously adopted…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (269+ words) Russian drones struck a border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova overnight, killing and injuring civilians as the Ukraine's border guard service said Wednesday. The attack hit the Starokozache international crossing in Odesa Oblast on the border with Moldova. According to…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (186+ words) Two people were killed after a small aircraft crashed at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport in San Diego, California, on Monday evening. The accident occurred at approximately 5:20 p.m. local time on September 7. Preliminary reports indicate that the aircraft was a small Cessna plane....

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (195+ words) Sultan Ali Allana the Chairman of HBL and Muhammad Nassir Salim the President & CEO arrived in Dhaka this week for a three-day official visit aimed at deepening Bangladesh's economic ties with key global markets. The trip includes meetings with senior…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (239+ words) Six people were killed and six injured after a five-storey building collapsed in Delhi's Satya Niketan area on Sunday. The building used as guest accommodation also had a basement repair work was underway at the time of the collapse. Delhi…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (292+ words) Chinese rescue teams continued their search Sunday at the Gyirong border crossing, using excavators, shovels and ground-penetrating radar to locate hundreds still missing after a massive glacial mudslide destroyed the key China-Nepal border point on August 26. The disaster, triggered by…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (238+ words) Russian President Vladimir Putin held over three hours of talks with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Kremlin on Saturday also discussing ways to end the war in Ukraine. The meeting ended without any breakthrough announcement. Kremlin aide…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (218+ words) An Egyptian court has sentenced television presenter Sarah Khalifa (39) and 11 others to death for manufacturing and trafficking narcotics, state media reported Saturday. Khalifa, known for hosting the crime and security program Mission Impossible, was found guilty of forming an organized…...