Thousands of migrants sought their way through a chaotic maze of rumour and proliferating border controls in the western Balkans yesterday, reports AFP.…

BNP standing committee member Lt Gen (retd) Mahbubur Rahman yesterday warned the government that the country’s political situation may take a serious turn if the government does not resolve the current crisis, reports UNB. “A political crisis is there in the country. The situation is gradually…

Armed robbers hijacked a cattle-laden truck after assaulting four traders at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the city early yesterday. Police said the incident occurred when the traders were transporting 16 cattle from Jhenidah district to be sold at Merul Badda market around 12.30 am. According to the victims,…

Relatives of the four Bangladeshis killed during last month’s suicide bomb attack in the Kingdom, reached Macca to perform Hajj this year as guests of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, reports Arab News. The Bangladeshis were killed during an attack by terrorists on a mosque used…

BNP slams govt over reducing customs fee BNP yesterday alleged that the government, sidetracking the National Board of Revenue (NBR), has unilaterally reduced the customs fee to Tk 580 from Tk 1,000 for transit or transhipment of each tonne of Indian goods through Bangladesh, reports UNB. Addressing…

Some 100,000 security personnel have been deployed to oversee the annual Islamic hajj pilgrimage that begins on Tuesday, said the spokesman for Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry, reports UNB. Maj. Gen. Mansour al-Turki says among those securing the massive crowds during hajj are members of an elite…