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Malaysia confirms 2.4m workers quota

Dhaka, Aug. 20 -- Malaysia will recruit 2,467,756 foreign workers under its calling visa scheme, with applications open until 31 December, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail confirmed ... Read More


No delay in election Affirms Law Adviser

Dhaka, Aug. 20 -- Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul on Tuesday reiterated the government's commitment to holding the upcoming national election in February, in line with th... Read More


US would help assure Ukraine's security

Dhaka, Aug. 20 -- U.S. President Donald Trump told President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday that the United States would help guarantee Ukraine's security in any deal to end Russia's war there, though ... Read More


Rebels kill 52 civilians in DR Congo

Dhaka, Aug. 20 -- Rebel fighters have killed at least 52 civilians in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days, the UN peacekeeping mission in the country said on Monday. Attacks f... Read More


Pakistan flash floods kill at least 360

Dhaka, Aug. 20 -- More than 100 people remain missing in northern Pakistan after flash floods have killed at least 360 across the country and Pakistan-administered Kashmir since Friday. Most of the v... Read More


NYC Legionnaires' disease outbreak kills 5

Dhaka, Aug. 20 -- An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in New York City's Harlem neighborhood thought to have originated in contaminated cooling towers has killed five people and put 14 in the hospita... Read More


Myanmar nat'l elections on Dec 28

Dhaka, Aug. 20 -- Myanmar will hold nationwide elections beginning Dec. 28, setting a date for polls that have been denounced as a sham to normalize the army's 2021 seizure of power even as much of th... Read More


Modi to meet China's top diplomat

Dhaka, Aug. 20 -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet with China's top diplomat on Tuesday in a sign of easing tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors after a yearslong standoff between... Read More


BWDB appoints new Addl DG

Dhaka, Aug. 20 -- Engineer Md. Rafius Sajjad joined the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) as Additional Director General (Planning, Design and Research) on August 18, 2025. Before assuming thi... Read More


ICT prosecutor Hasanul resigns on health ground

Dhaka, Aug. 20 -- International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) prosecutor Md Hasanul Banna has resigned from his post on health grounds. Banna, who has long been suffering from jaundice and other liver ailmen... Read More