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Saudi Arabia behind strikes on Iran: Reuters, Washington Post reports
Israel and the United States launched strikes on various locations in Iran from Saturday morning. The joint strikes killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with several other top leaders and commanders. Amid this situation, influential US media outlet The Washington Post and news agency Reuters have published explosive reports suggesting that Saudi Arabia was behind the strikes on Iran.
Computer chip: Bonafide hero of Gulf War
US F-117 bombers took off silently from an air base in Saudi Arabia at the dawn of January 17, 1991. The target was Baghdad.
Why Iran’s Chabahar Port has become new centre of geopolitics
To rein in Russia, US President Donald Trump has imposed a 50 percent tariff on Indian goods. Washington’s demand is that India stop buying oil from Russia. India buys crude from Russia, refines it and then exports it. The United States believes it is by selling oil to India that Russia is able to sustain its war in Ukraine. Now, to corner Iran, the US is moving with a new strategy. It wants to impose fines or sanctions on anyone using Iran’s Chabahar port. For India, Iran’s Chabahar seaport is extremely important, both commercially and strategically. At present, India is jointly running the port with Iran under a 10-year agreement.
China-India rapprochement, Trump’s concerns, and the geopolitical equation in South Asia
By 2025, international politics has reached a turning point where "strategic distrust" is giving rise to new forms of "temporary alliances." Despite their historical rivalry, the recent closeness between China and India, India’s role in U.S. domestic politics, and the strategic importance of Bangladesh’s location in South Asia are all contributing to increasingly complex geopolitical equations. After the bitter relations following the 2020 Galwan Valley clashes, recent developments like the BRICS summit, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meetings, and bilateral border negotiations have transformed China-India relations into a form of “calculated coexistence.”
Fresh notes must be issued even if not for Eid
On March 10, 2025, Bangladesh Bank issued a circular instructing all its offices to refrain from distributing fresh notes to the public for the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr and to conduct all transactions using recirculated notes. The same directive also applied to transactions among Bangladesh Bank officials and employees. This means that no fresh notes will be issued during the upcoming Eid. However, just a few days earlier, Bangladesh Bank had issued another circular stating that fresh notes would be issued from March 19. The contradiction between these two circulars suggests that Bangladesh Bank was forced to abandon its initial plan.
Inside the US President's working method
There is no doubt that the United States remains the world’s greatest superpower.
Public reaps rewards from Chittagong Port
Rear Admiral S M Moniruzzaman, OSP, NDC, NCC, PSC, is the Chairman of the Chittagong Port Authority. Over his extensive and diverse career, he has served in various important positions in the Bangladesh Navy, aboard ships, institutions, and naval headquarters. Since taking on the role of Chairman of Chittagong Port Authority, he has discussed various issues related to the port, including its challenges, potential, and plans. On behalf of Views Bangladesh, Anwar Hossain conducted an interview with him.
Expatriates do not need meningitis vaccine to go to Saudi Arabia: HSIA Director
Remittance fighters, or expatriate workers, are not required to get vaccinated against meningitis to go to Saudi Arabia.
Fertilizer crisis demands permanent solution
Fertilizer crisis demands permanent solution
