TLE DESK: Most Asian shares fell in morning trade on Monday, extending recent global market losses, as the impasse in the Middle East pushed oil prices more than two per cent higher. […]
Asian stocks sink as oil surges on US-Iran deadlock
TLE DESK: Most Asian shares fell in morning trade on Monday, extending recent global market losses, as the impasse in…
AI-related demand boosts Singapore exports in April
TLE DESK: Singapore’s exports rose nearly 25 percent in April compared to the same month the previous year as strong…
Sri Lanka hikes cooking gas prices amid global energy pressures
TLE DESK: Sri Lanka has increased the price of cooking gas by up to 23 per cent, as authorities grapple…
AI-related demand boosts Singapore exports in April
TLE DESK: Singapore’s exports rose nearly 25 percent in April compared to the same month the previous year as strong demand for AI-related products outweighed the effects of the Middle East crisis, […]
Trump warns ‘won’t be anything left’ of Iran unless it agrees to deal
TLE DESK: President Donald Trump on Sunday warned Iran “there won’t be anything left of them” if Tehran does not quickly agree to a peace deal with the United States. Washington, locked […]
Local Currency Stablecoins Transform Remittances for Bangladeshis
Md Tarek Hossain A new report from blockchain data firm , supported by global payments giant , suggests the world may be gradually moving “beyond dollarisation” — a shift that could significantly […]
Parliament Passes July Mass Uprising Bill Granting Legal Immunity to Participants
TLE DESK:, 8 April 2026The Jatiya Sangsad on Wednesday passed the July Mass Uprising (Protection and Liability Determination) Bill, 2026, converting a previously issued ordinance into law and granting legal immunity to […]
Bangladesh Welcomes Middle East Ceasefire, Calls for Dialogue to Secure Lasting Peace
TLE DESK:Wednesday, 8 April 2026Bangladesh has welcomed the announcement of a temporary ceasefire in the Middle East, describing it as a positive and much-needed step towards easing tensions in the conflict-ridden region.In […]
UN Security Council to Vote on Weakened Hormuz Strait Resolution Amid Rising Tensions
TBT DESK: The United Nations Security Council is set to vote today on a significantly diluted resolution concerning Iran’s actions in the Strait of Hormuz, following days of intense diplomatic negotiations and […]
Middle East war intensifies as strikes widen and tensions escalate across region
TLE DESK: — The conflict in the Middle East deepened on Tuesday, with fresh exchanges of fire between Israel and Iran, alongside growing regional spillover and increasingly stark warnings from global leaders.Airstrikes […]
Sri Lanka hikes cooking gas prices amid global energy pressures
TLE DESK: Sri Lanka has increased the price of cooking gas by up to 23 per cent, as authorities grapple with rising global energy costs linked to the ongoing conflict involving Iran. […]
Trump calls Iran ceasefire proposal a ‘significant step’, but says more needed
TLE DESK: Former US President Donald Trump has described a proposed 45-day ceasefire in the ongoing conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel as a “very significant step”, while cautioning that […]