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Hajj agencies eye 20,000 more pilgrim slots

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- The Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) has sought 20,000 additional slots for pilgrims in 2027 after the religious affairs ministry said Bangladesh's existing quota had be... Read More


Elon Musk stirs row with 'Instagram is for girls' jibe

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- Elon Musk has reignited debate online by calling Instagram "for girls" in reply to an X user who said he had deleted the app. The user, Geiger Capital, wrote: "Officially deleted Ins... Read More


What really happened on the flydubai flight?

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- When flydubai flight FZ1073 suddenly lost more than half its cruising altitude over Saudi Arabia on Sept 30, there was little doubt that something extraordinary had happened aboard th... Read More


2 held with gold worth Tk 21m at Dhaka airport

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- Customs officials have detained a Biman Bangladesh Airlines employee and a passenger after seizing around 1.05kg of gold worth Tk 21 million at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International ... Read More


Fulbright Scholar application deadline extended

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- The application deadline for the 2026-27 Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program has been extended, giving experienced Bangladeshi professionals more time to apply for postdoctoral researc... Read More


DIU stays in 801-1,000 band of THE rankings

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- Daffodil International University (DIU) has been placed in the 801-1000 global band of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027, alongside three other Bangladeshi uni... Read More


7 die in Mymensingh road accident

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- Seven people, including a child, have died after a bus crushed a CNG-run autorickshaw in Mymensingh. The accident occurred near the Gondropa bypass in Mymensingh city around 1:15pm o... Read More


Navy rescues 65 'Malaysia-bound' people from deep sea

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- The Bangladesh Navy has rescued 65 people allegedly being trafficked to Malaysia and detained 11 suspected traffickers from a distressed boat in the deep sea near Saint Martin's Islan... Read More


Medical centre testing Malaysia-bound workers without approval sealed

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- A medical facility in Dhaka has been sealed after a mobile court found it was conducting medical examinations and issuing reports to Malaysia-bound workers without government approval... Read More


Gazi Tyres lost its market. Can it return?

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- The factory still stands, but almost everything that made it a workplace is gone. At Rupshi in Narayanganj's Rupganj, the blackened skeleton of Gazi Tyres rises from a landscape of a... Read More