Five flights involving Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia have been cancelled following the closure of Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport after a Houthi attack on October 10. The airport is scheduled to remain closed until 3am Bangladesh time on October 12. Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) public relations official Kausar confirmed the cancellations. The affected flights are Saudia SV804/805 and ...

Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury has said that the government will provide financial assistance to poor meritorious students up to university level. “Talented children from poor families, who cannot pursue their studies due to lack of fund will be given financial aid. Assistance will also be given to those who get the opportunity to enroll in ...

MIAMI, Oct 11, 2026 : Lionel Messi scored twice to help Inter Miami rout DC United 4-0 on Saturday, taking a victory in his first match since saying farewell to the Argentina national team. Four nights after scoring in his final match for the Albiceleste in a victory over Benin, the 39-year-old South American superstar struck in the 47th and ...

Prime Minister’s Adviser and Prime Minister’s Office spokesperson Mahdi Amin has urged graduates to remember their parents’ love, sacrifice and perseverance behind their achievements, while using their knowledge and skills to bring meaningful changes to society. Addressing the 38th convocation of the Islamic University of Technology (IUT) as the convocation speaker on Sunday, he called on graduates to become responsible ...

Asia Jewels has launched a new jewellery collection for fashion-conscious women ahead of the upcoming Durga Puja celebrations. Blending traditional aesthetics with contemporary designs, the collection features a wide range of jewellery suited to different festive looks throughout the Puja days. The Puja collection includes necklaces, chokers, jhumkas, earrings, nose rings, bangles, rings, bracelets and Turkish malas, along with a ...

SYLHET, Oct 10, 2026 : Preparations are nearing completion for the celebration of Sharadiya Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the Hindu community, with 2,766 puja mandaps being set up across the four districts of Sylhet Division. Of the total, 636 mandaps are in Sylhet district and metropolitan area, 1,022 in Moulvibazar, 664 in Habiganj and 444 in Sunamganj. ...

A global outbreak of pneumonic plague is unlikely despite concerns over the death of a Russian laboratory technician, as modern antibiotics, rapid symptom onset and effective public health measures can help contain the disease, experts say. The 28-year-old technician, Darya Shipilova, reportedly died after developing pneumonia-like symptoms in Siberia’s Irkutsk region. However, the cause of her death has not been ...

Bangladesh’s Under-19 cricket team’s tour of Oman for a five-match one-day series against Afghanistan has been postponed due to visa complications and pending government approvals. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed the postponement in a press release on Saturday, October 10, saying the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), the tour’s organiser, had yet to secure all the necessary approvals from the ...

AAUB organises training on outcome-based education to strengthen academic excellence Aviation and Aerospace University, Bangladesh (AAUB), through its Department of Aviation Operation Management (AVOM), organised a day-long training programme on Outcome-Based Education (OBE) to strengthen curriculum development, assessment practices and academic quality assurance. Titled “Training on Outcome-Based Education (OBE): Curriculum, Assessment and Continuous Quality Improvement,” the programme was held at ...

BNP Acting Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has stressed the need to restructure the banking and financial sectors to address the ongoing crisis in the country’s textile and readymade garment industries. He said the country’s banking sector had suffered extensive damage under the previous government. Despite limited resources, the banking and financial sectors must be restructured to ensure the ...