India road accident kills 18 pilgrims
At least 18 people were killed in eastern India on Tuesday after a bus ferrying Hindu pilgrims collided with a truck loaded with cooking gas cylinders, officials said...
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HC seeks explanation over inaction over alleged corruption of Asiatic 3sixty
The High Court has asked the government to explain within four weeks why its failure to investigate alleged large-scale corruption, money laundering, and tax evasion by top bosses of the Asiatic 3sixty Group since 2009 should not be declared illegal...
57pc female beneficiaries anticipate, face pressure
Over half of the female beneficiaries of a Bureau of Non-Formal Education pilot project for skill-based literacy for the out-of-school adolescents anticipate or have already faced pressure to exit apprenticeships they got after the project, according to an outcome study released on Saturday...
Bomb threat diverts Indonesian hajj flight again
A plane carrying hundreds of hajj pilgrims back to Indonesia from the Middle East was diverted Saturday after a bomb threat, the transport ministry and police said, the second such incident in a week.
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.
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.
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.
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.
PILKHANA CARNAGE:聽27 more ex-BDR members released on bail
Twenty-seven more former members of the then Bangladesh Rifles were released on Thursday from Kashimpur jails in Gazipur, three days after they were granted bail in a case under the Explosive Substances Act linked to the 鈥楤DR mutiny鈥� at Pilkhana in Dhaka in 2009.
3.2 lakh Yaba pills seized at Teknaf
Members of the Bangladesh Coast Guard seized 3,20,000 Yaba pills during a special drive at Teknaf upazila in Cox鈥檚 Bazar early Thursday...
SIBL presents gifts to Hajj Pilgrims
Social Islami Bank PLC has presented gift items to Hajj pilgrims, said a press release...
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.
Trump trade war pushes firms to consider stockpiling
Stockpiling is the reflex response by firms to the imposition of tariffs, but with the rapidly-changing position of the Trump administration, companies are finding that it is not so straightforward this time around...
Jatiya Shaheed Sena Dibas observed marking BDR carnage
Jatiya Shaheed Sena Dibas was observed on Tuesday, marking the Pilkhana carnage in which 74 people, including 57 army officers, were killed at the then Bangladesh Rifles headquarters in the capital Dhaka in February 25-26, 2009.
Army chief urges not to disrupt trial process of Pilkhana carnage
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman on Tuesday urged all not to disrupt the trial process of 2009 Pilkhana massacre case, saying that it was entirely carried out by members of the then Bangladesh Rifles.
Commission needs to talk with Hasina, Moyeen U Ahmed for BDR mutiny reinvestigation: chairman
Chairman of the National Independent Investigation Commission Major General, retd, A L M Fazlur Rahman on Thursday said they were trying to talk with former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and ex-army chief Moyeen Uddin Ahmed over the BDR carnage at Pilkhana in 2009.
BDR carnage was an int鈥檒 conspiracy to keep AL in power: AG
Attorney general Md Asaduzzaman on Saturday claimed that the killings of 74 people including 57 army officers during the 2009 BDR mutiny were part of an international conspiracy aiming at prolonging the rule of the then Awami League government.
Bangladesh鈥檚 VAT conundrum
The recent decision of the interim government to expand the VAT net and hike VAT rates at the behest of the International Monetary Fund has justifiably attracted harsh criticisms from all quarters. This is the worst decision of the interim government since its inception following the overthrow of the autocratic regime of Sheikh Hasina and is hence bound...
BDR carnage trial to be held at Dhaka Central Jail
The trial for the BDR massacre case will take place in a temporary court at Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj instead of the previously planned location at the Dhaka Alia Madrasa ground.
7-member commission formed to investigate BDR carnage
The interim government formed a seven-member commission on reinvestigating the 2009 BDR carnage amid an outcry from the victim families and political pressure.
NBR withdraws airfare excise duty, VAT for hajj pilgrims
The National Board of Revenue has withdrawn excise duty on inbound and outbound airfare for hajj pilgrims, as well as the value-added tax on three types of service charges for...
124 Hajj agencies risk action for 2025 registration delay
The ministry of religious affairs warned that administrative action might be taken against 124 agencies that did not have any primarily registered Hajj pilgrims for next year鈥檚 Hajj activities...
BDR mutiny victim families want publication of probe reports, inquiry commission
Families of the deceased persons during 2009 Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny on Saturday placed a series of demands, calling for the publication of investigation reports and...
鈥榁ery strong鈥� typhoon bears down on Japan
A typhoon described by forecasters as 鈥榲ery strong鈥� barrelled towards Japan on Friday, with hundreds of flights and trains cancelled and 1,700 homes without power.
Fuel shortages a bitter pill for Cuba鈥檚 sugar cane industry
Cuba鈥檚 sugar cane industry, once the world leader, first lost the United States as its main client 60 years ago, then the Soviet Union three decades later...
Cricket great Kapil Dev becomes new India golf chief
India's World Cup-winning cricket captain Kapil Dev has been appointed president of the Professional Golf Tour of India.
Saudi says 1,301 deaths during Hajj, mostly unregistered pilgrims
Saudi Arabia said on Sunday that more than 1,300 faithful died during the Hajj pilgrimage which took place during intense heat, and that most of the deceased did not have official permits...
550 pilgrims die during Hajj
Friends and family of missing Hajj pilgrims searched hospitals and pleaded online for news on Wednesday, fearing the worst after hundreds died during the...