The Spanish government is about to kick off a mass regularisation of more than 500,000 irregular migrants. The Council of Ministers approved a Royal Decree on Tuesday creating a fast-track path to legal residence for foreign nationals who can prove at least five months of continuous stay in the country prior to the end of December 2025. In order to ...

Iran said that it maintains “complete control” over the land, underwater and airspace of the Strait of Hormuz amid fears of a possible US strike against Tehran. “Iran is not seeking war, but it is fully prepared,” Mohammad Akbarzadeh, an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander, said in comments carried by the Fars News Agency. “If war breaks out, there ...

Candidates in the six parliamentary constituencies of Sylhet are significanty dependeing on donations and loans from expatriates and relatives to carry out their election campaigns in the 13th national election shcheduled for February 12, reveal their nomination papers and expenditure data. Upon being an expatriate-dominated region, Sylhet has many expatriate candidates naturally. When elections come, even those who are not ...

Bangladesh’s women’s futsal team are set to receive a grand welcome after clinching the title in the inaugural SAFF Women’s Futsal Championship. Led by captain Sabina Khatun, the champions will return home from Thailand on Thursday afternoon, bringing the trophy with them. To celebrate the historic achievement, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has arranged an open-top bus reception for the ...

Have you ever sat in a boring meeting and wondered: “What if I just started shouting?” Or you’re driving along and you think: “What if I crash?” These unsettling scenarios are known as “intrusive thoughts” which the majority of us will experience from time to time and feel able to shrug off. But for some they can become overwhelming obsessions ...

In an exclusive profile published on Wednesday, TIME magazine identified Tarique Rahman, the newly appointed Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), as the “clear front runner” for the upcoming national elections on February 12. The feature, titled ‘Bangladesh’s Prodigal Son’, marks Rahman’s first major international interview since his return to Dhaka on December 25, 2025, following 17 years in ...

Saudi ambassador in Dhaka Dr Abdullah ibn Dhafer ibn Ubayya on Wednesday called on religious affairs adviser Dr AFM Khalid Hossain and discussed matters related to Hajj management, particularly the house rent issues. “Hajj-related activities are progressing in line with a roadmap, and we are relentlessly working to complete house rent contracts in time,” a religious affairs ministry spokesman quoted ...

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-9) arrested a suspected drug peddler along with Phensedyl from Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj district on Tuesday night. The arrested was identified as Rabbani Ahmed, 30, a resident of Hemu Belupara in Jaintapur upazila of Sylhet district. Acting on a tip-off, a team of RAB officials from Shayestaganj Camp conducted a drive at around 10:25 PM in ...

An activist of Jamaat-e-Islami has succumbed to his injuries after his partymen engaged in a violent clash with BNP members at Jhenaigati upazila in Sherpur on Wednesday. At least 50 political activists from both sides were injured in the clash, with Jamaat claiming at least half of the victims were its men. The deceased has been identified as Rezaul Karim, ...

Direct air connectivity between Bangladesh and Pakistan is being restored after more than a decade. On Thursday night, a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight will depart from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport carrying passengers directly to Karachi, Pakistan. Dr. Safiqul Rahman, Managing Director and CEO of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, confirmed on Tuesday that all 162 seats on this inaugural flight have already ...