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Tricked into war: Bangladeshi POW in Ukraine wants to return home

8 March 2026, 03:31 AM
A Bangladeshi man, reportedly captured by Ukrainian forces, has made a desperate appeal to return home, saying he wants to go back to Bangladesh and no longer remain with the Russian side after what he claims was a deceptive recruitment process.
8 March 2026, 03:31 AM
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‘Tricked into war’

4 March 2026, 03:09 AM
Bangladeshi men are being flown out of Dhaka, routed through Saudi Arabia and the UAE, before being taken to Moscow and forced onto the frontlines of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
4 March 2026, 03:09 AM
Biman Bangladesh Airlines bans suit hangers on gulf routes

Anxiety grips migrants as Gulf flights stay halted

4 March 2026, 02:16 AM
With one day left before his visa expired, Mohammad Julhas, 28, could not afford another cancellation.
4 March 2026, 02:16 AM
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Russia-Ukraine War / Over 100 Bangladeshis sent to the front, 34 dead: report

3 March 2026, 02:40 AM
More than 100 Bangladeshis have been recruited into Russia’s war against Ukraine, and dozens have been killed on the front lines, according to rights groups that say many of the men were misled, exploited, or financially trapped before ending up in combat.
3 March 2026, 02:40 AM
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Flights scrapped, visa clock ticking

3 March 2026, 02:24 AM
Mohammad Obaidullah thought he was finally heading back to work in Dammam after two failed attempts. The 38-year-old, from Cumilla’s Muradnagar, had boarded a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight on February 28.
3 March 2026, 02:24 AM
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Migrant workers in limbo as flights to Middle East uncertain

2 March 2026, 02:15 AM
Flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, and Doha remained suspended, with airport officials reporting around 90 cancellations from Dhaka and Chattogram since Saturday.
2 March 2026, 02:15 AM
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Chaos at Dhaka airport as flights to Middle East halted

1 March 2026, 02:37 AM
Flights from Bangladesh to several Middle Eastern destinations have remained suspended since yesterday afternoon as some countries in the region temporarily closed their airspace due to US and Israel’s strikes on Iran and Tehran’s retaliation.
1 March 2026, 02:37 AM
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Flights disrupted as Middle East war grounds passengers at Dhaka airport

28 February 2026, 22:22 PM
Passengers told to leave contacts and await updates from airlines
28 February 2026, 22:22 PM

Mobile banking scammer held in city

They used to target female subscribers of mobile banking and financial services.
13 March 2020, 18:00 PM
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All regional offices to issue e-passport from July

The Department of Immigration and Passport (DIP) is going to launch e-passport service at 10 more regional passport offices this month to ensure easy availability of electronic passports.
9 March 2020, 18:00 PM
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Rape of DU Student: DB to submit charge sheet this week

Police’s Detective Branch (DB) have completed all necessary preparations to submit the charge sheet in the rape case of a Dhaka University (DU) student in the capital’s Kurmitola area, and they are expecting to submit it within this week.
8 March 2020, 18:00 PM

A ‘revenge’ gone too far

In yet another case of gang culture in the capital, a youth lost his life while a teenager has been held on charge of the murder.
6 March 2020, 18:00 PM
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PBI probe reveals murder mystery of Sabujbagh youth after a decade

Nearly a decade after Md Sujon, a grille-shop owner in Sabujbagh, was murdered, the investigation into the case reveals that the crime was orchestrated by his ex-wife’s brothers and her lover for Sujon trying to stay in touch with her after divorce.
5 March 2020, 19:26 PM
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Metro rail to get special police unit

The government is planning to form a separate police unit to ensure security at metro rail stations which are currently under construction.
4 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Stolen from Dhaka, recovered in Gaibandha

On February 28 around 7:50pm, Divisional Special Judge of Barishal of Mohsinul Haque hired a rickshaw from a programme at Kakrail to his residence on Dilu Road.
3 March 2020, 18:00 PM
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‘New Neo JMB cell behind remote bomb’

The Improvised Explosives Device that went off at a traffic police box in Chattogram’s Sholoshahar on Friday was detonated by remote control.
2 March 2020, 18:00 PM
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Mohammadpur Geneva camp: Exiled yaba lord reclaims throne

He is back. Ishtiaq Ahmed, known as the drug lord of Mohammadpur Geneva Camp, was forced to stay out of his empire after the anti-narcotics crackdown began in 2018.
1 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Eskaton Fire: Charred remains of a family’s hopes and dreams

Thirty-eight-year-old Jannatul Ferdous dreamed of becoming a successful entrepreneur.
1 March 2020, 18:00 PM
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Eskaton fire victims laid to rest

With one of his legs in a cast, Jahangir Alam was at the funeral of his beloved daughter in his ancestral home in Sherpur yesterday. With him was his wife, who was also injured in their attempt to get away from the fire in Eskaton early Thursday.
28 February 2020, 18:00 PM
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'I know my son is dead; bury him in Dhaka'

Just before being put on life support, Shahidul Kirmany Rony, who had sustained 43 percent inhalation burns, told his sister Nasrin Akter, “I know my son has died, bury him in Dhaka. Our condition is also not good; I don’t know what will happen. Tell father to decide [about us too].”
27 February 2020, 18:00 PM
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‘Nothing less than a bank of their own’

Lane-1 of Wari’s Lalmohon Saha Street is just five feet wide.
25 February 2020, 18:00 PM

The enterprising daytime burglar!

In 2013, at the age of 18, Md Sumon had plans to start a small business. But fascination with Indian TV crime anthology series “Crime Patrol” took him down an entirely different path.
23 February 2020, 18:00 PM
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New armed police to start working in Cox’s Bazar

A new police battalion is going to start its operation in coastal district Cox’s Bazar from February 28.
22 February 2020, 18:00 PM

150 rape cases filed in capital last month

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has instructed its field level officials to identify rape-prone areas of the capital to initiate an awareness programme to stop the menace.
17 February 2020, 18:00 PM
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‘Commission business’ of another kind

To have firsthand knowledge about Phensedyl smuggling in the wake of an apparent rise in the flow of this contraband, our staff correspondent Mohammad Jamil Khan went to two villages in Chapainawabganj, a northwestern district bordering India.
8 February 2020, 18:00 PM
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Phensedyl Smuggling: Pouring in unchecked

The smuggling of Phensedyl through various border points appears to be rising with alleged relocation and reopening of some factories in India.
8 February 2020, 18:00 PM
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30 drug dealers to surrender today

At least 30 top drug dealers, who have been in police’s “safe house” for the last seven months, are set to surrender in Cox’s Bazar today.
2 February 2020, 18:00 PM

999 helpline promises 10-minute response time

Bangladesh Police is making its National Emergency Helpline (999) more robust, while strengthening its services to stand beside people in trouble, according to officials.
23 January 2020, 18:00 PM

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