Saudi Arabia reduces Umrah entry visa validity period to one month
Saudi Arabia鈥檚 Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has shortened the validity period of the Umrah entry visa from three months to one month, effective from the date of issuance.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh鈥檚 ousted PM Hasina, 260 others declared fugitives
A Dhaka metropolitan magistrate court on Friday issued a public notice declaring deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 260 other individuals fugitives in a sedition case filed earlier this year.
BNP blasts govt for causing political crisis
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday accused the interim government of creating the ongoing political crisis in the country.
UTAB condemns threat to JU teacher over comment on 鈥榓nti-liberation war force鈥�
The University Teachers Association of Bangladesh has strongly condemned the recent threat issued to Jahangirnagar University assistant professor Nahreen Islam Khan, describing it as an act against democratic values and intellectual freedom.
Saint Martin鈥檚 Island to reopen Saturday with eco-friendly restrictions
Saint Martin鈥檚 Island will reopen to tourists Saturday after remaining closed for nine months, with authorities imposing strict environmental regulations to protect its fragile ecosystem and biodiversity.
DSCC administrator, Dhaka WASA MD Shahjahan transferred
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) administrator and Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) managing director Md Shahjahan Miah has been transferred to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief.
IUB launches 鈥楳ahale Voices鈥�
Independent University, Bangladesh has launched a research-based book titled Mahale Voices to support the preservation of the endangered Mahale language, spoken by the Mahale community in the Rajshahi region.
2 years into physician Kazem killing
Doctors and students of Rajshahi Medical College on Thursday demanded justice for the killing of their fellow physician, Gulam Kazem Ali Ahmad, on October 29 in 2023.
CID finds Tk 1,208cr unusual transactions by ex-MP Tanvir, family, freezes Tk聽3.28cr
The Criminal Investigation Department has found unusual transactions of Tk 1,208 crore in various bank accounts of former lawmaker Tanvir Shakil Joy and persons associated with his interests.
ACC sues ex-MP 聽Nadvi, 15 others
The Anti-Corruption Commission filed a case against 16 individuals, including former lawmaker Abu Reza Mohammad Nezamuddin Nadvi for allegedly embezzling about Tk 12.8 crore from the International Islamic University Chattogram Trust.
BNP rejects any idea limiting women progress: Tarique
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Thursday said that empowerment of women wasn鈥檛 only fairness, but also part of cognitive economy...
Ex-state minister Milan barred from flying abroad
Immigration authorities at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Thursday barred former state minister for education and Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader ANM Ehsanul Haque Milan from flying abroad...
Jamaat wants July Charter implementation order today
The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Thursday called on the interim government to issue an order to implement the National July Charter by today.
EC orders renovation of polling stations by mid-January
Election Commission secretary Akhtar Ahmed on Thursday said that the commission was finalising presiding officers, assistant presiding officers and polling officers for over 42,000 polling centres nationwide...
NCP to sign charter if implementation order goes public
National Citizen Party chief coordinator Nasiruddin Patwari on Thursday said that the party would sign the July charter only after the government published the proposed bill for public scrutiny.
