Bangladesh’s interim leader signalled on Friday the possibility of holding a national election in February next year, two months earlier than previously announced. Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel peace ...
Bangladesh’s Yunus Signals February Vote After Political Talks
Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus has indicated that a national election could take place as early as the week before Ramadan begins in February, should reforms advance sufficiently in the ...
Bangladesh election talks in London: How Yunus, Rahman set stage for February as voting age, electoral rolls expected to remain unchanged
The decisions are being seen as key steps towards fast-tracking the country’s transition to an elected government by mid-February 2026 ...
Mango Moment: A sweet deal for Bangladesh
In late May, as mercury levels rise and monsoon clouds loom over the parched plains and verdant hills of Bangladesh, the mango harvest quietly gets underway, ushering in a season of sweetness just as ...
Korean financial groups offer unconventional services
South Korean financial groups are increasingly venturing beyond traditional banking, offering services like food delivery and used car platforms, which blur the boundary between finance and daily life ...
What an Israel-Iran war means for oil prices
That scenario now appears alarmingly close. On the evening of June 12th, Israel launched dozens of air strikes on Iranian military and nuclear sites. The attack threatens to inflame the Gulf, which ...
What an Israel-Iran war means for oil prices
That scenario now appears alarmingly close. On the evening of June 12th, Israel launched dozens of air strikes on Iranian military and nuclear sites. The attack threatens to inflame the Gulf, which ...
Israel’s Iran attack threatens an early Trump win: Lower energy prices
President Trump has been able to argue that falling energy prices early in his term show his economic policies aren’t stoking inflation, but rapid-fire developments in the Middle East could put that ...
Stock market slides after Israel attacks Iran, with Dow off 600 points. Oil prices soar.
U.S. stock futures tumbled after Israel launched airstrikes against Iran. Israel’s defense minister Israel Katz declared a special state of emergency following the attack. Iran has launched ...
3 charts show how the Israel-Iran conflict immediately rocked markets
Israel's strike on Iran spurred an immediate risk-off move across markets as stocks tumbled and gold surged.