Another 167 undocumented Bangladeshi migrants have been repatriated from Libya with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Embassy of Bangladesh in Tripoli, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Among the returnees, 16 individuals voluntarily returned from Benghazi and surrounding areas, while 151 were released from the Ganfuda Detention Centre, according to a press release issued by ...

Bangladesh and Russia have pledged to enhance their bilateral cooperation during a meeting between newly appointed Russian Ambassador Alexander Grigoryevich KHOZIN and Foreign Secretary Md. Jashim Uddin. The meeting took place on Thursday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, according to an official press release. During the courtesy call, Ambassador Khozin discussed various aspects of the Bangladesh-Russia relationship and highlighted ...

Bangladesh’s largest B2B commerce platform ShopUp has entered Saudi Arabia’s startup ecosystem through a merger with Riyadh-based services and marketplace platform Sary, backed by US and Saudi investors, reports Arab News. Both ShopUp and Sary help small businesses buy products in bulk from wholesalers or manufacturers with digital ordering platforms, delivery and financial services. Together they have formed SILQ Group, ...

A case was filed against 900 people in connection with the attack and vandalism in a shoe showroom in Sylhet city by a mob during a protest rally condemning killings in Palestine. Mostakim Billah, area manager of the shoe company Sylhet area, filed the case on Wednesday, said Ziaul Haque, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Model Police Station. This is the second ...

France plans to recognise a Palestinian state within months and could make the move at a UN conference in New York in June on settling the Israel-Palestinian conflict, President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview broadcast Wednesday. “We must move towards recognition, and we will do so in the coming months,” Macron, who this week visited Egypt, told France 5 ...

Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) Base located at Kurmitola inside Dhaka Cantonment has been renamed “Bangladesh Air Force Base Bir Uttam AK Khandker”. The renaming ceremony of Bangladesh Air Force Base Bir Uttam A K Khandker was held on Thursday at Kurmitola Air Force Base in Dhaka Cantonment, said an ISPR release. Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force Air ...

Indian foreign minister S Jaishankar has said no other country wishes more wellness for Bangladesh than India as this amicable nature is “encoded in the country’s DNA.” Jaishankar made the remarks while attending the Rising India Summit 2025 in New Delhi on Wednesday, reports Indian media outlet Firstpost. At the event, the Indian minister expressed concerns over recent happenings in ...

Police are yet to be fully revived from the violence and arson attacks the force had suffered during the August 5 uprising, said Home Adviser Lt. Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Thursday. Not a single vehicle was bought for them (police stations) to replace those burnt during the protests, he said adding that,the situation will improve if budget is ...

The International Monetary Fund said Wednesday that it had reached a staff-level deal with Ivory Coast authorities, paving the way towards disbursements amounting to about $740 million. The announcement comes after reviews of the country’s economic reform program and its climate change reform program, the IMF said in a statement. Authorities continue making “great strides” towards objectives that include reducing ...

Liverpool are making progress on talks over a new contract for Mohamed Salah and the Premier League leaders are increasingly confident he will stay at Anfield next season, according to reports on Wednesday. The 32-year-old Egypt international is out of contract at the end of this season along with Liverpool team-mates Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold. While Alexander-Arnold has ...