Saudi Arabian Hajj and Umrah affairs deputy minister Dr Abdul Fattah Sulaiman assured that his government would consider approving 10 more slot of dedicated hajj flight to Biman Bangladesh airlines as per Dhaka’s request. The assurance was made while Bangladesh ambassador to Saudi Arabia Dr Mohammad Javed Patwary called on the Saudi deputy minister at Makkah on Wednesday, according to ...

Bangladesh must immediately suspend a pilot repatriation project for Rohingya refugees to return to Myanmar, where they “face serious risks” to their lives and liberty, a UN expert said on Thursday. UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, said there were reports that Bangladeshi authorities were using “deceptive and coercive measures” to compel Rohingya ...

The by-election in the Chittagong-10 constituency, which became vacant following the death of Member of Parliament and former minister Afsarul Ameen, is scheduled to take place on July 30. The voting will be held from 8am to 4pm on that day, using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). EC secretary Md Zahangir Alam declared the schedule after the EC meeting at the ...

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday said there will be no dialogue with the BNP over the issue of a neutral government. “We remember what happened before the last general elections; we held dialogue with them (BNP) twice. What was the result? There was no result. There will be no dialogue with the party (BNP), if they ...

A court in Dhaka on Thursday framed charges against BNP’s joint secretary general Aslam Chowdhury in a corruption case. Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-4 Judge Sayed Arafat Rahman framed the charges rejecting an acquittal application filed by Aslam’s lawyer in the morning. During the charge frame, Aslam Chowdhury was produced in the court from jail. He claimed himself innocent in the ...

Schools across the US East Coast canceled outdoor activities, commercial airline traffic was slowed and millions of Americans were urged to stay indoors on Wednesday as smoke from Canadian wildfires drifted south, blanketing cities in a thick yellowish haze. The US National Weather Service issued air quality alerts for virtually the entire Atlantic seaboard. Healthofficials from Vermont to South Carolina ...

Lionel Messi on Wednesday said he will sign for Major League Soccer side Inter Miami, choosing the United States as his next destination over a Barcelona reunion or blockbuster deal to play in Saudi Arabia. The Argentine forward, 35, has spent the last two seasons at Paris Saint-Germain, playing his final game for the club on Saturday, after moving from ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said no external force will put BNP in power on a merry-go-round, but they would rather use the party against her government. “They think someone, coming from somewhere else, will put them in power riding a merry-go-round. No one will do that. It will use (them), but won’t give them power,” she said in ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said more electricity will be added to the national grid within the next 10-15 days ending the ongoing power crisis. “We have been compelled to make load-shedding ….I can realize the sufferings of the people. We’ve been trying our best. Some 500 more megawatt electricity will be added within the next day one or two. Yet ...

Jewellers have increased the price of gold, raising it by Tk 1,750 to reach Tk 98,444 per bhori within just 10 days after the price of this precious metal was dropped. The decision was made by the Standing Committee on Pricing and Price Monitoring of the Bangladesh Jewellers’ Association (BAJUS) during a meeting held on Wednesday. According to a press ...