Police in Indian city of Ahmedabad said they had collected 204 dead bodies after a London-bound passenger plane with 242 people on board crashed into residential buildings after takeoff on Thursday, reports AFP. “We have found 204 bodies,” city police commissioner GS Malik told AFP, adding that 41 injured people were “under treatment”. The dead included those from the plane ...

Labour and Employment Adviser Brigadier General (Retd.) Dr. M Sakhawat Hossain met with labour ministers from Asia-Pacific Group (ASPAG) countries during the 113th International Labour Organization (ILO) Conference. The meeting took place on Wednesday at Geneva in Switzerland. Key topics discussed included sustainable development, workers’ rights, protection of migrant workers and the impact of climate change. Thanking ILO and ASPAG ...

British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke, currently in London, on Thursday said she was pleased with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus’ visit to the UK. “Fantastic to welcome Hon. Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus to the UK this week,” she wrote from her verified X handle. The High Commissioner said his (Prof Yunus) wide ranging programme of meetings underscore ...

Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport is currently non-operational, with all flight operations suspended until further notice, a spokesperson confirmed on Thursday, reports BBC. The suspension follows a tragic incident involving Air India Flight AI171, which was travelling from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick. The aircraft, carrying 242 people on board, crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad in western India. According ...

An Air India plane crashed at the airport in India’s western city of Ahmedabad, television channels reported on Thursday. The plane was heading towards London, an aviation source told Reuters. The aircraft, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner registered as VT-ANB, had just departed from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport en route to Gatwick Airport in London when it went down in ...

Uzbekistan has made history by qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. Led by head coach Timur Kapadze, the team secured their place in the final round for the first time after a goalless draw against the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, June 5. With that result, Uzbekistan became the fourth nation to secure a spot in the ...

At least 70 people were reportedly pushed into Bangladesh by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) early Thursday through border points in Sylhet and Sunamganj districts, officials confirmed. Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) said it detained the individuals from multiple locations early Thursday after they crossed into Bangladeshi territory without documents. According to BGB sources, 53 people were pushed in through the ...

There is no bar on BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman to return to the country, said Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Thursday. “He can return to the country any time if he wants,” the adviser made this remark during briefing to reporters after visiting Salna Highway Police Station. While responding about recent push-in issue, ...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has declined a request by Muhammad Yunus, chief advisor to Bangladesh’s interim government, to discuss the recovery of billions of dollars laundered by the deposed Awami League regime, according to the Financial Times (FT). Yunus told the FT that the UK should feel “legally and… morally” obligated to help track down funds “stolen” under the ...

The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has frozen properties in the United Kingdom owned by Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed, Bangladesh’s former minister of land. The move follows legal requests from Bangladesh authorities to take action against assets owned by Saifuzzaman, a political ally of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina of the now-banned Awami League. Saifuzzaman is under investigation by Bangladesh authorities ...