Trump has named oil as the priority for his strategy for the South American nation after US forces seized its leader Nicolas Maduro in an overnight raid on its capital on 3 January.

You defend ownership. You don't defend leases. And we'll have to defend Greenland. If we don't do it, China or Russia will,' says Donald Trump.

From lifelong stigma to self-acceptance, curly-haired women in Bangladesh are learning that their hair is not damaged — just different ...

Dhaka’s children are paying an unseen price for cheap urban transport. Discarded rickshaw batteries leak lead into the environment, exposing children to a toxin that permanently damages developing ...

The situation has been further aggravated by reduced gas supply to the city, resulting in what the company described as a “severe low-pressure condition” in many parts of the capital.

The White House is set to meet oil executives, including major producers and smaller independents, to discuss potential investment opportunities in Venezuela.

The tour was scheduled to begin on 11 January, during which Tarique was supposed to pay homage at the graves of Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani and the martyrs of the July Uprising, including martyr ...

Bangladesh grows enough food to feed itself, but its farmers are falling behind. A crop system built around volume—especially rice—has left rural livelihoods increasingly fragile ...

A private car overturned on the Dhaka Elevated Expressway after one of its tyres burst tonight (9 January). No serious injuries were reported in the incident.

Inflation, however, has remained elevated so far in the current fiscal year, staying above 8% over the past six months ...

Cricket, the most popular sport in South Asia, has always been political. And in the context of  strong political disputes, it tends to slide from sport into statecraft any day ...

Rice and vegetable prices in Dhaka's retail markets have increased within a week, with several varieties of rice rising by Tk3–5 per kg and most winter vegetables becoming costlier. Onions, meanwhile, ...