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Mushfiqur Rahim stranded at Jeddah airport amid Middle East conflict

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- Mushfiqur Rahim has been left stranded at Jeddah's King Abdulaziz International Airport while returning from Umrah following US and Israeli strikes on targets in Iran. The former na... Read More


NCP may lead Bangladesh one day, says Home Minister Salahuddin

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed says the future of the National Citizen Party (NCP) is promising, suggesting that the youth-led organisation could one day ascend to state power. Spea... Read More


Jamaat chief Shafiqur prays for divine intervention to halt Middle East 'war wildfire'

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has called for divine intervention to extinguish the "wildfire of war" currently ravaging Iran and the wider Middle East. In a Facebook post sh... Read More


Bangladeshis in Qatar warned to avoid military zones as US-Iran conflict escalates

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- The Bangladesh embassy in Qatar has issued an urgent security advisory for its expatriates, instructing them to stay away from military installations and remain indoors following a m... Read More


Yunus vacates Jamuna to make way for PM Tarique

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- Former chief advisor Muhammad Yunus has vacated the State Guest House Jamuna after living there for nearly 18 months. He left the residence around 3:15pm on Saturday, Sub Inspector ... Read More


CPD taken aback by scope of new US-Bangladesh trade deal

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has expressed "deep shock" over a trade agreement signed between the immediate past interim government and the United States, questioning the leg... Read More


PM Tarique attends Jamaat Iftar, calls for unity to 'change nation's fate'

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- Prime Minister Tirique Rahman has attended an Iftar party hosted by Jamaat-e-Islami, the main opposition in parliament, calling for a collective oath to "change the nation's fortune"... Read More


All Middle East-bound flights suspended from Dhaka airport

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- All flights bound for the Middle East have been suspended from Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport following the outbreak of fresh fighting in the region. An airport spok... Read More


Intra-party clash leaves BNP leader dead in Rajshahi

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- A local-level BNP leader has been beaten to death in Rajshahi's Charghat following a dispute over who should be the chief guest at a local Islamic gathering, police say. The inciden... Read More


In a reversal, Bangla Academy to confer award on poet Mohon Raihan

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- The government has decided to present the Bangla Academy Literary Award to poet Mohon Raihan, days after after the decision to present the award was put on hold amid public backlash.... Read More