Air India flight returns to Thai island after bomb threat
An Air India flight from Thailand鈥檚 Phuket island to New Delhi made an emergency landing Friday shortly after take-off because of an on-board bomb threat, the Thai airports authority said.
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Thai medical council upholds sanctions in Thaksin case
Thailand鈥檚 Medical Council reaffirmed on Thursday its decision to sanction three physicians over the treatment of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra following his return from exile, after the health minister tried to veto the punishment.
Schoolchildren suffer as fight for Myanmar trade town intensifies
Myanmar鈥檚 military junta and opposition forces are fighting over control of a lucrative trade route into Thailand, with shells and aerial attacks regularly forcing children to flee their schools, teachers and a parent told AFP.
Abhijit Chowdhury display artworks in Thailand
Bangladeshi artist and curator Abhijit Chowdhury displayed his artworks in a solo art exhibition titled Unprecedented at Artist Village Hua Hin in Thailand recently...
Ex-president Hamid returns home, Hasina鈥檚 uncle Kabir leaves for Singapore
Former president Abdul Hamid returned home from Bangkok of Thailand early Monday on a Thai Airways flight while the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 uncle, Sheikh Kabir Hossain, left Bangladesh for Singapore on Sunday morning through the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital Dhaka...
Body of July martyr brought home
The body of Mohammad Hasan who died in Thailand after a long struggle to recover from a gunshot wound to the head sustained during the July-August mass uprising in Chattogram, was brought to the country on Saturday evening...
Three killed in Thai police helicopter crash
Three people died when a police helicopter crashed and burst into flames in south central Thailand on Saturday, according to officials.
JULY UPRISING: Another injured dies in Thailand
July fighter Mohammad Hasan died in Thailand after long struggle following a gunshot wound to the head during the July-August mass uprising in Chattogram.
Actress Nusraat Faria arrested at Dhaka airport
Immigration officials arrested actress Nusraat Faria Mazhar at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital Dhaka on Sunday afternoon while she was going to Thailand.
Andaleeve鈥檚 wife, daughter barred from going to Thailand
Immigration officials at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Tuesday afternoon barred Bangladesh Jatiya Party chairman Andaleeve Rahman Partho鈥檚 wife Sheikh Shaira Rahman and youngest daughter to go to Thailand...
BNP leader Fakhrul leaves Dhaka for Thailand for eye treatment
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir went to Bangkok, Thailand for emergency eye treatment on early Tuesday...
Hundreds flee聽across Thai border after attack on Myanmar military
More than 300 Myanmar people fled into Thailand to seek refuge following an assault on the military by ethnic armed groups, Thailand said Thursday, days after the junta extended a post-earthquake ceasefire.
Ex-President Abdul Hamid leaves Dhaka for Thailand
Former president Abdul Hamid left Dhaka for Bangkok for medical treatment by a flight of Thai Airways from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital early Thursday.
Gunman kills three in Thailand
A gunman has shot dead three people, including a child, in Thailand鈥檚 insurgency-hit south, police said Saturday, as authorities pursued the suspect...
About 200 people flee Myanmar to Thailand
Around 200 ethnic Karen people fled fighting in Myanmar and crossed the border into Thailand, Thai border officials said Saturday...
Myanmar towns hit by fighting despite quake truce
Two Myanmar towns on a lucrative trade route to Thailand have been besieged by fighting despite a truce declared after last month鈥檚 massive earthquake, residents said on Thursday...
Bangladesh women off to a strong start with dominant win over Thailand
Captain Nigar Sultana Joty smashed a 78-ball hundred while the spin duo Fahima Khatun and Jannatul Ferdus each took a record-breaking five-wicket haul as Bangladesh began the ICC Women鈥檚 Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier with a record...
At high earthquake risks
AFTER a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar and an 8.2 magnitude earthquake in Thailand on March 28, Bangladesh also felt a 4.5 magnitude tremor. The earthquake started only 597 km from Dhaka, raising concerns about earthquake risks in Bangladesh. Experts warn that the energy stored in the Indo-Burma Subduction Zone and the Dauki Fault could be released...
Rafi claims silver, bronze medals in Thailand
Bangladesh swimmer Samiul Islam Rafi made waves at the Arena Thailand Age Group Swimming Championships 2025, winning silver and bronze medals in the open segment of the men鈥檚 50 and 100-metre backstroke events, respectively, at the Aquatics Centre in Thailand...
Professor Yunus seeks Thaksin鈥檚 support to resolve Rohingya crisis
Chief adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has met former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, seeking his valuable support in strengthening bilateral relations and contributing to the resolution of the Rohingya crisis to help bring a lasting peace to the region...
Bangladesh, Thailand ink deal to fight corruption together
The Anti-Corruption Commission of Bangladesh and the National Anti-Corruption Commission of Thailand on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding aiming at fostering international cooperation in the fight against corruption.
Yunus, Modi join official dinner, meet
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi met each other in Bangkok at an official dinner for BIMSTEC leaders hosted by Thai prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Thursday.
Bangladesh foreign adviser for result-oriented BIMSTEC FTA
Bangladesh's foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Thursday stressed on the tangible, and result-oriented cooperation among BIMSTEC member states specially through the effective implementation of the BIMSTEC Free Trade Area enhancing intra-regional trade....
Myanmar holds one minute of silence for over 2,000 quake dead
Myanmar held a minute鈥檚 silence, while four days after the earthquake, many people still sleep outdoors, either unable to return to ruined homes or afraid of further aftershocks...
Myanmar announces week of mourning as hopes fade for quake survivors
Myanmar鈥檚 ruling junta declared a week of national mourning on Monday for the country鈥檚 devastating earthquake, which has killed more than 1,700 people, as hopes faded of finding more survivors in the rubble of ruined buildings....
Global aid effort begins for Myanmar earthquake relief
A powerful earthquake has killed more than 1,600 people in war-torn Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand and caused widespread damage....
Myanmar, Thailand quake death toll rises to 1,654
The death toll from a huge earthquake that hit Myanmar and Thailand passed 1,600 on Saturday, as rescuers dug through the rubble of collapsed buildings in a desperate search for survivors.
Bangladesh citizens in quake-hit Myanmar, Thailand safe: officials
Bangladesh citizens now staying in Thailand and Myanmar have so far remained safe after a massive earthquake struck the two Southeast Asian countries on Friday, killing around 150 people.
Massive quake kills 144 in Myanmar, Thailand
A huge earthquake hit Myanmar and Thailand on Friday, killing nearly 150 people and injuring hundreds, with dozens trapped in collapsed buildings and the death toll expected to rise.
7.7 magnitude earthquake hits central Myanmar: USGS
A strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit central Myanmar on Friday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, buckling roads in the capital Naypyidaw and with tremors felt in China and Thailand.