UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has expressed concerns over legislative changes in Bangladesh, which allow banning political parties and organisations and all related activities.

All Bangladeshi citizens living in Iran and their relatives in Bangladesh can directly contact the Embassy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in case of emergency through the hotlines ...

A case was filed over the incident by SI Obaidullah under charges of obstructing government officials in the line of duty and unlawful assembly.

The port handled 31,71,779 TEUs of containers as of 15 June, exceeding the total volume of the previous fiscal year by 4.63% ...

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"They are requested not to go out, especially at night, unless it is an emergency,” the Bangladeshi embassy in Beirut said in an alert issued today (16 June) ...

The closure impacts key points vital for cross-border travel and local trade between Pakistan's Balochistan province and Iran, including the Taftan crossing in Chaghi district, Gabd-Rimdan in Gwadar, ...

The BGMEA elections 2025-27 were completed on 31 May. In continuation of this, the election of new office bearers for the term 2025-27 at the BGMEA Complex in Uttara ...

Before dawn on Monday, Iranian missiles struck Israel's Tel Aviv and the port city of Haifa, killing at least eight people and destroying homes, prompting Israel's defence minister to warn that Tehran ...

The central executive council of Khelafat Majlis has called for the Election Commission to announce a clear and specific date for the upcoming national election in February, following consultations ...

Water levels at 28 river stations monitored by Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) have marked rise while 88 stations recorded fall. Among the 116 monitored river stations, water levels at ...

A total of 234 new dengue cases were reported across the country in 24 hours till this morning (16 June), raising the number of confirmed cases to 6,222 since the beginning of this year, according to ...