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Flights grounded, jobs threatened: Tens of thousands of Bangladeshi workers stranded amid Gulf war

Dhaka, March 5 -- For Abdul Jalil, a veteran worker in Saudi Arabia, a routine return from leave became a nightmare when all flights to the Gulf were suspended as war erupted in Iran, leaving him stra... Read More


BMDC suspends 10 doctors' licences over medical 'negligence', 'faulty' reports

Dhaka, March 5 -- The Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council (BMDC) has suspended 10 doctors' registrations. The disciplinary action follows allegations of medical negligence leading to the deaths of ... Read More


PM Tarique reduces use of lights, AC in office room to lower power consumption

Dhaka, March 5 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has reduced the use of lights and air-conditioners at his office room in the Secretariat in the interest of saving power. He has also urged all ministr... Read More


Sramik Dal leader hacked, shot dead in Khulna

Dhaka, March 5 -- A local leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party's labour wing, Sramik Dal, has been hacked and shot dead in broad daylight in Khulna city. Police have detained one person with a ... Read More


Man killed in Narayanganj power struggle, friend hospitalised

Dhaka, March 5 -- A man has died in a clash between two groups involved in a power struggle in Narayanganj's Fatullah. His friend is also undergoing treatment in a hospital and is in critical conditio... Read More


50 flights cancelled in Chattogram over 6 days since start of Iran conflict

Dhaka, March 5 -- At least 50 international flights operating between Chattogram and several Middle Eastern destinations have been cancelled over the past six days amid the conflict in the region foll... Read More


Iran seeks sympathy, not logistics, from Dhaka over US-Israel attacks, says envoy

Dhaka, March 4 -- Iran's ambassador to Dhaka Jalil RahimIran envoy seeks sympathy, not 'logistics'i Jahanabadi has called on Bangladesh to show "sympathy and support" as a fellow Muslim nation followi... Read More


US increases visa, green card processing fee

Dhaka, March 4 -- Applicants seeking to obtain visas and green cards in the United States within a short time are about to face more "complications" as the United States Citizenship and Immigration Se... Read More


Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, the cleric tipped to succeed Iran's supreme leader?

Dhaka, March 4 -- Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has emerged as a leading contender to succeed his father following his death in a missile strik... Read More


Former DGFI chief, two other Army officers appointed as ambassadors

Dhaka, March 4 -- The government has transferred three serving major generals from the Bangladesh Army to the foreign ministry to assign them as ambassadors. The officers are Maj Gen Nasim Parvez, Ma... Read More