Tarik A Alowaidi, country manager of Saudi Airlines in Bangladesh, today asked all Saudi-bound Bangladeshi expatriate workers to book their hotels for quarantine stays through the airline’s holiday website.

Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) Minister Md Tazul Islam today urged the public representatives of local government to be prepared to face Cyclone Yaas which is likely to cross West Bengal coast of India by tomorrow noon.

At least 21 villages of Patuakhali district have been inundated as Cyclone Yaas was centred about 565 kms southwest of Chattogram port, 525 kms southwest of Cox's Bazar, 455 kms south-southwest of Mongla port and 445 kms south-southwest of Payra port this noon.

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has suspended operation of all types of vessels on all river routes across the country as a precautionary measure against the severe cyclonic storm "Yaas".

Mufti Amir Hamza, a well-known speaker on Islam, was placed on a five-day remand today in connection with a case filed over “misinterpreting the religion and encouraging extremism” at waz mahfils.

Abid Hasan, a former adviser to the World Bank for the Pakistan Programme, has praised Bangladesh's economic growth while highlighting how Pakistan has gone around the world with a "begging bowl" with a possibility of taking aid from Bangladesh in a decade.

Bangla Academy Director General Habibullah Sirajee passed away at a private hospital in Dhaka last night.

Two cases of black fungus have been detected at Birdem Hospital in patients who have recovered from Covid-19, a worrying sign as neighbouring India reports widespread infections.

Two light rail transit (LRT) trains collided on Monday (May 24) evening in an underground tunnel in Kuala Lumpur, leaving hundreds of passengers injured.

New York City’s school system, the largest in the country, will offer no remote learning option in the fall, requiring all of its 1.1 million students to attend classes in person after more than a year of disruption caused by the pandemic, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Monday.

Meteorologists warn that Cyclone Yaas will likely make landfall on May 26. The maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra are advised to hoist distant warning signal number 2.

The High Court today stayed a Bangladesh Bank list that included the name of Orion Group Chairman Obaidul Karim as a loan defaulter.

Malaysians and other travellers from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Pakistan who have been given permission to enter Malaysia will now have to undergo an extended mandatory quarantine period of 21 days.

The Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police today arrested Mufti Amir Hamza on charges of misinterpreting religion and spreading extremism through waz.

Mobile phone and device manufacturing sector has grown exponentially in Bangladesh keeping pace with the growth of the ICT sector in the country. But this sector has also been a victim of the ongoing covid-19 pandemic.

As the cyclonic storm "Yaas" approaching Bangladesh’s coast, the agricultural office has advised farmers to harvest all the paddy that has matured up to at least 80 per cent.

Belarusian authorities scrambled a fighter jet and flagged what turned out to be a false bomb alert to force a Ryanair plane to land on Sunday and then detained an opposition-minded journalist who was on board, drawing criticism from across Europe.

Bangladesh will host a two-day world peace conference in November this year, marking the ongoing birth centenary celebrations of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as part of promoting a culture of peace and tolerance.

Internet service across the country is likely to be slow for around eight hours on Friday, according to Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL)

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has planned to resume flight operations to Saudi Arabia from May 29, nine days of flight suspension on this route.