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Information gaps at Dhaka airport leave hundreds stranded amid Middle East tensions

Dhaka, March 1 -- Shahjalal International Airport has descended into chaos as multiple flights to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and other Gulf destinations were abruptly suspended. Confused passengers, many ... Read More


US-Bangla to operate Jeddah, Riyadh, Muscat flights as scheduled

Dhaka, March 1 -- US-Bangla Airlines has said it will continue operating scheduled flights to Riyadh and Jeddah in Saudi Arabia and Muscat in Oman despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. In ... Read More


Poet Mohon Raihan wants to receive Bangla Academy award from PM

Dhaka, March 1 -- Poet Mohon Raihan has said he will accept the Bangla Academy Literary Award following days of controversy after the government temporarily put on hold its decision to confer the awar... Read More


Bangladesh urges restraint, respect for sovereignty amid Middle East conflict

Dhaka, March 1 -- Bangladesh has called for respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries amid rising tensions in Iran and across the Middle East. The position was outlined i... Read More


Foreign ministry advises caution for Bangladeshis in six countries, activates emergency hotlines

Dhaka, March 1 -- Bangladesh missions in six Middle East countries have issued urgent safety advisories for expatriates to remain vigilant and stay away from military installations as the US and Israe... Read More


Jamaat chief Shafiqur expresses 'deep sorrow' over Khamenei's death

Dhaka, March 1 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has expressed "deep sorrow" over the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US-Israeli air strikes in Tehran. ... Read More


Former AL lawmaker Joaher dies in Kolkata hospital

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- Joaherul Islam Joaher, a former member of parliament from the Tangail-8 constituency and Tangail district AL general secretary, has died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in K... Read More


Bangladeshi arrested in US over 'police impersonation scam'

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- A suspected member of an organised fraud ring has been arrested in the United States over allegations of extorting money by posing as a law enforcer over the phone. The expatriate B... Read More


Elderly woman hacked to death, teenage granddaughter 'raped' and killed in Pabna

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- Police have recovered the bodies of a woman and her teenage granddaughter from Pabna's Ishwardi Upazila. The 65-year-old grandmother's bloodied body was found in her home's courtyar... Read More


Coalition of NGOs unveils roadmap to overhaul schooling, exam systems

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- The Campaign for Popular Education (CAMPE), a civil society network working to promote quality education for all, has proposed making education compulsory and tuition-free up to eigh... Read More