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UAE not issuing visas to Pakistanis, official tells Senate body

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- The United Arab Emirates has stopped issuing visas to Pakistani citizens, Interior Ministry official Salman Chaudhry has told a Senate committee, citing concerns over "misuse" of vis... Read More


Depression deepens over Bay, cyclone forecast

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has said the low-pressure system over the southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining Sri Lanka coast has intensified into a deep depression.... Read More


Fakhrul visits ailing Jamaat leader Taher in hospital

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has visited Jamaat-e-Islami deputy chief Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher in a hospital. The visit took place on Tuesday afternoon. Ac... Read More


IUB observes Global Day 2025

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), its Department of Global Studies and Governance (GSG) and its student club Global Gatekeepers have held a three-day flagship event to observ... Read More


Tector brothers, Humphreys sink Bangladesh as Ireland dominate all-round in opening T20

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- Bangladesh slumped to a 39-run defeat in the opening T20, undone by the Tector brothers' clean striking and a disciplined Irish attack that held its nerve through heavy dew. The Tig... Read More


Two people, including SI, die in Fatikchhari motorcycle collision

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- Two people, including a police sub-inspector, have died in a head-on collision between two motorcycles in Fatikchhari, Chattogram. The accident occurred on Thursday on the Chattogra... Read More


Rented barge allegedly cut up in BNP leader's dockyard

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- A barge has been allegedly cut up at a dockyard by a man posing as its owner. The barge's original owner, Rakesh Sharma, lodged the case at Sonargaon Police Station on Monday, alleg... Read More


Heavy security near Dhaka's lower courts as Hasina family graft verdict looms

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- Security has been beefed up in Dhaka's lower court area ahead of the verdict in three Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) cases against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina on charges of... Read More


46% of Bangladeshis use feature phones, miss government benefits: official

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- Information and Communication Technology Division Secretary Shish Haider Chowdhury has said 46 percent of Bangladesh's population still use feature or button phones, leaving them "de... Read More


Lawyer ZI Khan Panna withdraws from Hasina's defence over lack of confidence in ICT

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- Senior lawyer ZI Khan Panna has said he will not act as state-appointed lawyer for Sheikh Hasina in two cases involving enforced disappearances and torture at the TFI and JIC during ... Read More