USA

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends a meeting with his Armenian counterpart in Yerevan, Armenia, on March 25, 2025. Photo: AFP via BSS
Middle East

Iran top diplomat rejects direct negotiations with US

Trump had called last month on Tehran to hold negotiations on its nuclear programme with Washington, but threatened to bomb Iran if diplomacy fails

US and Chinese flags and a label with the word "34% Tariffs" are seen in this illustration taken, April 4, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Global Economy

China says 'market has spoken' after US tariffs spark selloff

Zahid Hussain, former lead economist. Sketch: TBS
Panorama

All things considered, return of this protectionism has been negative: Zahid Hussain

Dr Khondaker Golam Moazzem. Sketch: TBS
Panorama

High tariffs justified but LDC transition requires different strategies: Dr Khondaker Golam Moazzem

Dr Zaidi Sattar. Sketch: TBS
Panorama

Bangladesh's protectionist policies doing more harm than good: Zaidi Sattar

US President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a joint press conference at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Feb. 25. PRAKASH SINGH/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
World+Biz

US slaps 26% tariff on India, lower than Asian peers

US President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order on tariffs, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis
World+Biz

The list of countries hit by Trump tariffs

A car carrier transporting vehicles made by South Korea's automaker Kia Motors which is a sister company of South Korea’s biggest automaker company Hyundai Motors travels near Pyeongtaek port in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, 2 April 2025. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Trump to escalate global trade tensions with 'Liberation Day' tariffs on trading partners

The Trump administration rejected the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and questioned whether UN agencies' projects undermine US sovereignty by promoting global governance. Photo: Reuters
Panorama

How the world can keep Trump 2.0 in check

Office of the Anti-Corruption Commission. File Photo: TBS
Corruption

Ex-AL minister Nasim’s son has 14 apartments in US: ACC

Fentanyl and other synthetic opioids remain the deadliest drugs trafficked into the US, with over 52,000 American lives lost in the 12 months leading up to October 2024.Photo: Collected
World+Biz

US report links India to fentanyl supply as Trump ramps up tariff threats

A Muslim man offers prayers during Jumat-ul-Vida, or the last Friday of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, inside Jama Masjid (Grand Mosque) in the old quarters of Delhi, India, 5 April 2024. Photo: Reuters
USA

US religious freedom panel urges sanctions against India's RAW

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on as he meets with Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi at the State Department in Washington, US, January 21, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Bangladesh

Committed to working together to make both nations "safer, stronger": US to Bangladesh