The death toll from the abrupt surge in migrant influx into Ceuta, a Spanish exclave in North Africa, has risen to 67, Spain’s Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska told reporters on Saturday. Most had died by drowning in the sea and by stampede in their frantic attempts to cross into Europe and seek a decent job. By Saturday morning, all the ...

Shu Xiong has been appointed as the president and managing director of Chevron Bangladesh, effective from 1 August. Shu succeeds Eric M Walker, who served Chevron Bangladesh for the last six years, said a press release issued on Saturday. Shu most recently served as managing director of Chevron’s China Business Unit, where she led the company’s upstream business and energy ...

The National Citizen Party (NCP) has again suspended Joint Member Secretary Gazi Sahlahuddin Tanvir for allegedly violating party discipline by publishing a controversial social media post about Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. According to an NCP letter, Gazi’s Facebook post on Friday, which made controversial remarks about the prime minister over attacks on the NCP’s marches in three Sylhet Division districts, ...

Genome sequencing and genomics-based research have the potential to transform healthcare in Bangladesh by enabling faster and more accurate diagnosis of complex diseases and advancing precision medicine, experts said at an international conference in Dhaka on Saturday. The observations came at the International Genomics Conference, organised by the Bangladesh Genomics Consortium with support from Radiant Pharmaceuticals Limited. The conference was ...

England cricket chief Rob Key has left the door open for a dramatic international comeback by former Test captain Ben Stokes, who announced his shock retirement in late June. Key, the managing director of men’s cricket for the England and Wales Cricket Board, was speaking a day after the ECB confirmed Stephen Fleming as the new head coach of the ...

S Alam Group has shut down at least 11 factories in Chattogram, citing a severe financial crisis and a shortage of raw materials, leaving more than 4,000 workers and employees without jobs. According to workers, the closure took effect on Thursday. Factory authorities have also begun the process of paying outstanding salaries, allowances and other dues to affected employees. Workers ...

Visiting US Special Envoy for South and Central Asia Sergio Gor paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tejgaon on Saturday morning. The meeting began at 9:30am, according to Prime Minister’s Deputy Press Secretary Jahidul Islam Rony. Rony said details of the discussions, including the key issues raised during the meeting, would ...

US Special Envoy for South and Central Asia Sergio Gor visited Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar with US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T Christensen, reaffirming Washington’s support for displaced Rohingya and calling on the international community to step up assistance. The world’s largest refugee settlement hosts more than one million Rohingya refugees. The United States has remained one of ...

Active and operational Global Positioning System (GPS) devices must be installed in all public transport vehicles starting Saturday, August one to bring discipline to the country’s roads. Under the new directive, proof of GPS installation and its operational status on a mobile app must be demonstrated to secure new vehicle registrations or to obtain and renew fitness certificates starting August ...

Samanzar Sayeed has been crowned Miss World Bangladesh 2026, earning the opportunity to represent the country at the 73rd Miss World Festival in Vietnam from August 9 to September 5, 2026. The grand finale, held at the Radisson Blu Dhaka Water Garden Hotel, was organized by Azra Mahmood Talent Camp (AMTC), the official license holder of Miss World Bangladesh. The ...