Bomb threat diverts plane of Hajj pilgrims in Indonesia
A plane carrying hundreds of Hajj pilgrims back from Saudi Arabia was diverted in Indonesia on Tuesday after an email bomb threat was sent to authorities, Indonesia鈥檚 aviation body said.
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Schoolgirl drowns in Eden College pond
A schoolgirl drowned in a pond of Eden College in Dhaka鈥檚 Azimpur area Monday morning...
10 killed, 36 hurt in road accidents
At least 10 people were killed and 36 others injured in road accidents in eight districts, namely Gopalganj, Madaripur, Barishal, Sylhet, Bogura, Narsingdi, Nilphamari and Sherpur, on Sunday...
20,500 Hajj pilgrims return from Saudi Arabia
Twenty thousand and five hundred Hajj pilgrims have returned home from Saudi Arabia as of Saturday following the completion of this year鈥檚 Hajj held on June 5.
193 illegal structures demolished in Gopalganj
In a joint drive led by the local administration, 193 illegal structures were demolished at Kotalipara in Gopalganj on Sunday...
Two people killed, 25 injured in Gopalganj highway accident
A traffic police officer and assistant of a bus driver were killed and at least 25 others were injured in a series of road accidents involving six vehicles on the Dhaka-Khulna highway in Gopalganj district on early Sunday...
12,877 Hajj pilgrims return from Saudi Arabia
A total of 12,877 Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims have returned home from Saudi Arabia as of Thursday following the completion of this year鈥檚 Hajj, held on June 5.
Gopalganj AL leader Shahbuddin Azam detained in Benapole
The police on Tuesday arrested Awami League Gopalganj district unit general secretary Shahabuddin Azam from Benapole border while he was trying to flee to India.
Belgium battle past Wales, Italy win in World Cup qualifying
Belgium held off a battling Wales and Italy gave sacked coach Luciano Spalletti a winning send-off in World Cup qualifying on Monday.
Hajj pilgrims gather in Makkah under scorching desert sun
More than a million Muslim pilgrims poured into the holy city of Makkah ahead of the annual Hajj, with authorities vowing to hold a safer pilgrimage amid searing desert heat and a massive crackdown on illegal visitors.
Algerian envoy for boosting trade relations
Abdelouahab Saidani, ambassador of Algeria to Bangladesh, met commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin at his office at Bangladesh Secretariat in Dhaka on Monday...
Four ex-VW managers found guilty over 鈥榙ieselgate鈥�
A German court on Monday convicted and handed prison sentences, some suspended, to four former Volkswagen managers over their part in the 鈥榙ieselgate鈥� emissions-cheating scandal, Bloomberg reported...
Prisoner dies at Gopalganj hospital after falling ill in jail
A prisoner of Gopalganj district jail who fell sick in the jail died at 250-bed Gopalganj General Hospital on Wednesday...
College student among 5 killed in road accidents
At least five people were killed and 32 others were injured in road accidents in Barishal, Dhaka and Gopalganj between Thursday night and Friday.
Between Red Square and Pahalgam
WHEN dense smoke was billowing from deadly firings across the line of control on Friday, smartly turned out military columns from 23 countries were paying homage at Moscow鈥檚 Red Square to the 27 million fallen men and women of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics who defeated Nazi Germany, captured Berlin and forced Hitler to shoot himself. Had the...
10 of Masood Azhar鈥檚 family killed in Operation Sindoor
Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Maulana Masood Azhar has claimed that 10 members of his family and four of his aides were killed in India鈥檚 targeted airstrikes under Operation Sindoor to avenge the Pahalgam terror attack, news agency PTI reported, says NDTV...
SIBL presents gifts to Hajj Pilgrims
Social Islami Bank PLC has presented gift items to Hajj pilgrims, said a press release...
Algerian TV channel suspended over migrant racism
Algerian authorities on Friday suspended broadcasts by a television news channel for 10 days after it used a racist word on social media to describe African migrants...
Teen madrasa student reportedly commits suicide in Khilgaon
A teenage madrasa student reportedly took his own life on Friday afternoon in the city鈥檚 Khilgaon area of the capital.
Court attaches properties of Putul, Joy, Rehana, 2 others
A court in Dhaka on Wednesday ordered to attach different immovable properties of Sheikh Rehana, Saima Wazed Putul, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, Radwan Mujib Siddique and Azmina Siddique situated in Dhaka, Khulna and Gopalganj, over graft allegations...
Citizens Bank gifts wheelchairs to Biman for Hajj pilgrims
Citizens Bank has handed over wheelchairs for Hajj pilgrims and other passengers of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, said a press release...
Prime Bank presents gift for Hajj pilgrims
Prime Bank PLC handed over gift pack for Hajj pilgrims on the first Hajj flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines. The first Hajj flight of Biman will be operated today...
Yunus urges hajj pilgrims to use 鈥楲abbaik鈥� app
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday urged all hajj pilgrims to use mobile app 鈥楲abbaik鈥� developed to facilitate hajj services for them.
Terror, communal politics and India鈥檚 existential crisis
THE picturesque town of Pahalgam, once fondly dubbed the 鈥楽witzerland of India,鈥� now bears the weight of a tragedy that marks a troubling shift in India鈥檚 socio-political landscape. The deadly gun attack in this Himalayan resort town, which claimed the lives of at least 26 people, including foreign nationals and a naval officer, is not merely another terror incident. It is a...
Ex- Kotalipara municipality mayor Kamal arrested in Dhaka
A team of Dhaka Metropolitan Police detective branch arrested Md Kamal Hossain Sheikh, former mayor of Kotalipara municipality in Gopalganj, raiding the capital鈥檚 Bhasantek area on early Thursday...
Schoolgirl strangled, limbs broken
A 12-year-old schoolgirl was allegedly strangled to death after breaking her hands and legs, and stuffing sand into her mouth in Kaliganj upazila of Lalmonirhat on Wednesday...
Five officials held over Tk 1000cr graft in Pirojpur LGED office
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday night detained five officials of Pirojpur Accounts and Local Government and Engineering Department offices on charge of misappropriating Tk 1, 101 crore...
India鈥檚 billionaire jeweller arrested in Belgium over $1.8bn bank fraud
Indian diamond merchant Mehul Choksi has been arrested in Belgium, his lawyer said Monday, in connection with a case of alleged bank fraud...
India鈥檚 billionaire jeweller arrested in Belgium over $1.8bn bank fraud
Indian diamond merchant Mehul Choksi has been arrested in Belgium, his lawyer said Monday, in connection with a case of alleged bank fraud.
Two schoolgirls raped in Narsingdi
Two schoolgirls were raped allegedly by eight youths in Baghaikandi village under Raipura upazila in Narsingdi district Monday night...
