The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances has revealed that police, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Detective Branch (DB), and Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crimes (CTTC) were the main perpetrators behind the enforced disappearances in Bangladesh.
FLOODING from incessant rain caused by the recent depression in the Bay of Bengal has remained somewhat unchanged while the government’s disaster management and relief efforts are barely visible. Four of the five north-eastern rivers that were flowing above their danger marks further swelled, as the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre reported in its last cycle on June...
The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances on Wednesday submitted its second interim report to chief adviser Muhammad Yunus with details of ‘horrific stories’ of victims of inhuman torture by state forces during the authoritarian regime of Sheikh Hasina...
The Rapid Action Battalion on Tuesday said that it had intensified surveillance and patrols across the country to ensure safety and security of people and their properties before Eid-ul-Azha, one of the largest Muslim religious festivals to be celebrated in the country on June 7...
The United Nations World Food Programme is on the ground responding to rising needs in some of the country’s most vulnerable communities as relentless rains batter southeastern Bangladesh, says a press release.
The foreign ministers of five Arab countries who had planned to visit the occupied West Bank this weekend on Saturday condemned Israel’s decision to block their plans...
Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other key OPEC+ members announced on Saturday a huge increase in crude production for July...
With artificial intelligence, more shade and misting machines, Saudi authorities are preparing to welcome more than a million Hajj pilgrims amid punishing summer heat that has a deadly history in the holy city of Makkah.
Rabindra University, Bangladesh is celebrating ‘Rabindra Jayanti-1432’ with pomp on the occasion of the 164th birth anniversary of world poet Rabindranath Tagore...
Al-Arafah Islami Bank on Tuesday launched three new deposit products, namely Al-Wadiah Current Plus Account, Mudaraba Savings Plus Deposit and Mudaraba Youth Saver Account, said a press release...
Saudi Arabia has announced that Friday, June 6, 2025, will be Eid-ul-Azha, after the crescent moon was sighted in the kingdom on Tuesday evening, reports Gulf News.
Milestone Preparatory KG School has recently celebrated the birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore and national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam at the Kamaluddin Auditorium of the permanent campus of Milestone College at Diabari in Dhaka...
Saudi Arabia’s humanitarian arm the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre donated 667 tonnes of dates to support Rohingya children in Bangladesh...
A total of 50,317 Hajj pilgrims from Bangladesh have so far arrived in Saudi Arabia through 127 flights where eight pilgrims have passed away sadly.
At least 17 people died after a fire ripped through a building in Hyderabad, India, local officials said Sunday.
Arab leaders meeting Saturday at a summit in Baghdad urged the international community to press for a Gaza ceasefire, as Israel launched an expanded military offensive in the Palestinian territory...
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday promised billions of dollars in deals with the United States from defence to artificial intelligence as it threw a lavish welcome for president Donald Trump on the first state visit of his second term.
Kagiso Rabada will lead a South African pace bowling attack weakened by injury in the World Test Championship final against Australia at Lord's in London from June 11 to 15.
United States officials said Monday the State Department has authorised the sale of $1.4 billion worth of military aircraft and equipment to the United Arab Emirates, ahead of president Donald Trump’s visit this week...
Universal Medical College and Hospital honoured 12 mothers with the Garabinee Maa–2025 award at the RAOWA Convention Centre of Mohakhali in Dhaka on Sunday...
A total of 37,430 Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims have so far arrived in Saudi Arabia...
Pilgrims, who got visa for performing the holy Hajj this year, can cancel it as the Saudi Arabia government has introduced visa cancellation system.
Organisations under the cultural affairs ministry and private cultural organisations on Thursday organised discussions and cultural programmes across the country to celebrate the 164th anniversary of birth of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, a key and influential figure in Bengali literature...
Chinese-made weapons supplied by the United Arab Emirates have been identified with Sudan’s paramilitaries, Amnesty International said Thursday, as drone attacks prompted civilians to flee the army-held aid hub of Port Sudan.
Today is the 164th anniversary of birth of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, a key and influential figure in Bengali literature...
A senior assistant superintendent of police posted at the Rapid Action Battalion died from a gunshot wound in his head in his office room at Chandgaon camp of RAB-7 in Chattogram on Wednesday...
Expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment adviser Asif Nazrul urged the governments of Saudi Arabia and Jordan to recruit more skilled Bangladeshi workers ahead of mega events and infrastructure projects.
The top United Nations court on Monday threw out Sudan’s case against the United Arab Emirates over alleged complicity in genocide during the brutal Sudanese civil war.
Expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment adviser Asif Nazrul urged the governments of Saudi Arabia and Jordan to recruit more skilled Bangladeshi workers ahead of mega events and infrastructure projects.
The Ministry of Religious Affairs has ordered the Hajj agencies to submit visa applications for all remaining pilgrims by 12:00pm on Monday...
