2:13 am, Thursday, 5 February 2026
Politics

Leaked Audio Puts India–US Trade Talks in Spotlight as Cruz Blames Trump Team

Purported leaked audio recordings of US Senator Ted Cruz have added new tension to already sensitive India–US trade negotiations, with

US Trade Officials Hold Virtual Meeting with BNP’s Tarique Rahman

Senior officials from the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) have held a virtual meeting with Bangladesh Nationalist

Islami Andolan Bangladesh to Contest National Election Independently

Islami Andolan Bangladesh has announced it will contest the upcoming national parliamentary election independently, formally ending its association with the

A request to “pass and look after them—that is, the Hindus”: Bimala Sarker presents a garland and money to Rumin Farhana

An elderly woman has requested Barrister Rumin Farhana, an independent candidate from the Brahmanbaria-2 constituency, to look after “them—that is,

BNP and Jamaat Must Work Together for the Next Five Years: Jamaat Ameer

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has said that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami must work together for the

SINGAPORE CALLS CURRENT U.S.-CHINA LULL A ‘TACTICAL PAUSE’

Shifting balance in Indo-Pacific Singapore’s foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan has warned that the recent easing in U.S.-China tensions should be

China Warns of Military Response if Japan Intervenes in Taiwan Crisis

Rising tension over Taiwan and Japan’s new security posture Beijing has issued one of its sharpest warnings in years to

In the EC’s Dialogue: A Free and Secure Voting Environment Is Still Not in Place

Major Concern of Political Parties: Voting Environment Not Yet Ready Ahead of the 13th National Parliamentary Election, several political parties

U.S. CARRIER ARRIVES NEAR VENEZUELA, TENSIONS RISE

Show of force in the Americas A U.S. aircraft carrier strike group arrived in Latin America, prompting sharp rhetoric from

XI–LEE MEETING SIGNALS WARMING TIES AS SEOUL HOSTS CHINA’S PRESIDENT

Regional reset at APEC sidelines Chinese President Xi Jinping met South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung in Gyeongju, using the APEC