UK, US pledge $96 million in fresh aid for Rohingya

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- The United States and the United Kingdom have announced a fresh aid commitment of $96 million for Rohingya Muslims and other minority communities in Myanmar. The announcement was mad... Read More

Iconic Language Movement activist Ahmed Rafiq battles multiple health complications in ICU

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- Veteran Language Movement activist and researcher Ahmed Rafiq is receiving treatment under intensive care at BIRDEM Hospital in Dhaka. Dr AK Azad Khan, national professor and BIRDEM'... Read More

Malaysia aims for over 300,000 Bangladeshi tourists next year amid surge in travel visas

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- Malaysia is seeing a sharp rise in Bangladeshi tourists, with around 185,000 visiting in the first eight months of 2025. The country aims to attract more than 300,000 visitors from B... Read More

Former Bangladesh skipper Tamim pulls out of BCB election

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- As soon as Tamim Iqbal arrived at Mirpur's Sher-e-Bangla Stadium at 10:15am on Wednesday, the reason was clear. It was the last day for candidates to withdraw from the upcoming Bangl... Read More

At UN, Yunus tables 7-point plan to tackle Rohingya crisis, pushes for repatriation roadmap

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has laid out a seven-point proposal before the international community to address the Rohingya crisis, reiterating that the only peaceful solution to the ... Read More

Chief Advisor Yunus leaves New York after 9-day visit

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has left New York for home, wrapping up his nine-day US tour. A commercial flight of Emirates airline carrying the chief advisor and his entourage depart... Read More

Religious Affairs Advisor Khalid calls depiction of Yunus as demon 'indecent, disrespectful'

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- Religious Affairs Advisor AFM Khalid Hossain has condemned the depiction of Muhammad Yunus with the face of a demon at a Durga Puja pavilion in India's West Bengal. Speaking after a ... Read More

Waterlogging, landslide fears mount as Bangladesh braces for spell of heavy rain

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- Heavy rainfall has lashed Dhaka and other parts of the country, leaving many neighbourhoods in the capital swamped. Meteorologists have warned that the trend could continue for the ne... Read More

BSF detains man from no-man's land, BGB opens negotiations

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- India's Border Security Force has detained a Bangladeshi man from the Jibannagar border in Chuadanga. The incident occurred around 10am on Wednesday near Benipur village along the fr... Read More

A daughter's farewell: Rushing for a final glimpse of father at frontier

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- A woman married in Bangladesh has rushed to the border after receiving news of her father's death in India, but barbed wire fencing stood in the way as she had no travel documents. L... Read More

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