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

5 hour(s) ago
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.
5 hour(s) ago
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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
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Beximco laundered $135 million: CID

Beximco Group laundered at least $135 million by exporting goods through 18 companies without repatriation of the export value, said the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) yesterday.
1 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat, chairman of RACE Asset Management

Nafeez Sarafat manipulated stock market

Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat, chairman of RACE Asset Management, has manipulated the stock prices of many companies for financial gain and caused losses of crores of taka to general shareholders, found a primary investigation of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
1 September 2024, 18:00 PM
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Quota reforms protest: Police file final reports in 650 cases

Police have dropped charges of committing violence and cybercrimes countrywide against all the accused in around 650 cases, said a high official at the Police Headquarters.
31 August 2024, 18:00 PM
73 police officers promoted to DIG rank

Major reshuffle in police force

In a major reshuffle in the police force yesterday, three top police officials have been sent into forced retirement and five mid-ranking officials, who had been forced to retire by the Awami League government, have been reinstated.
27 August 2024, 18:00 PM
437 Ansars sued over clashes near Secretariat

437 Ansars sued over clashes near Secretariat

A total of 437 Ansar personnel have been named as suspects in four cases that also accuse 11,100 unidentified people over clashes between the members of the force and students outside the Secretariat in Dhaka on Sunday night.
26 August 2024, 18:00 PM
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Govt assessing demands of protesting General Ansar members

Committee formed; Ansar members asked to join work
24 August 2024, 14:27 PM
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Govt revokes diplomatic passports of ex-PM, former MPs

The government has revoked the diplomatic (red) passports of the members of now defunct parliament, including the former prime minister, as well as her advisers and other officials who held such passports
22 August 2024, 14:45 PM
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Red passports of former PM, ministers, MPs to be scrapped

The government has decided to cancel all diplomatic (red) passports, including those allocated for the former ministers, members of parliament, and their family members.
21 August 2024, 18:00 PM
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Govt to cancel red passports

Directives already given to immigration and passports department
21 August 2024, 12:58 PM
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High-ranking cops concerned as ACC probe looms

The high-ranking police officials loyal to the previous Awami League regime, are now passing days amid fear of losing their jobs, lawsuits, arrests and public wrath.
20 August 2024, 18:00 PM
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Tables turn, but police stick to old tricks

That the former law minister Anisul Haque and Hasina’s private investment adviser Salman F Rahman had instigated armed goons to kill a 24-year-old stall employee in the New Market area, is ludicrous as it is laughable..While Salman is widely regarded as a mastermind for financial crimes, A
19 August 2024, 05:29 AM
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Law enforcers on alert for Aug 15

Law enforcers have increased countrywide surveillance ahead of August 15, as no anarchy or subversive activities will be tolerated in the name of holding programmes on that day, according to sources in the police.
13 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Chhatra League attacks on anti-quota protesters

AL, BCL men to take position at unit offices

Leaders and activists of the ruling Awami League and its associate bodies will take positions at their respective unit offices across the country from early morning today and remain vigilant against blocking of roads and highways.
16 July 2024, 18:00 PM
PSC question leaks

PSC question leaks: Names of some big fish come up in probe

The syndicate of PSC officials and employees that leaked the questions of cadre and non-cadre exams was involved in leaking questions of other  recruitment tests as well, investigators have found.
11 July 2024, 18:00 PM
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Question leak at PSC: The malady runs deeper than feared

Some more current and former officials of the Public Service Commission are involved in leaking questions for government recruitment tests, police and intelligence officials said.
10 July 2024, 18:00 PM
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Question racket runs deep

A look into how CID arrested 17 persons involved with question leak; many top PSC officials involved
9 July 2024, 20:04 PM
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PSC question papers: At least 30 leaks in 12 years

A syndicate involving officials and employees of the Public Service Commission has leaked at least 30 question papers for government recruitment tests, including those for the Bangladesh Civil Service exams, over the last 12 years.
9 July 2024, 18:00 PM
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‘They mostly targeted madrasa teachers, students’

Ansar Al Islam, under scrutiny by law enforcers, tried to form a new platform, “As Shahadat,” led by an Indian national named Muhammed Habibullah, according to Rab.
6 July 2024, 18:00 PM
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In police, ‘benefits are for seniors’

Thirteen years ago, Md Halim (name changed) was promoted to police inspector.
5 July 2024, 18:00 PM
MP Azim murder

MP Azim murder: One murder, too many questions

The detectives have come up with multiple theories since Jhenaidah-4 MP Anwarul Azim Anar  was killed over a month ago.
4 July 2024, 18:00 PM

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