The return Hajj flight with Bangladeshi Hajis from Saudi Arabia to Dhaka will begin today (Monday), with pilgrims returning after performing Hajj amid irregularities and mismanagement by around 50 private Hajj agencies. The return Hajj flights will continue till September 26. The first return flight…

The death toll from devastating floods in the southern Indian state of Kerala rose to 445 yesterday with the discovery of 28 more bodies as the waters recede and a massive cleanup gathers pace, government officials said, reports AFP from Kochi. Around a million people are still packed into temporary…

An outbreak of Ebola in eastern DR Congo has killed 67 people this month, authorities said Saturday, as they roll out a battery of new drugs to tackle the virus amid concerns it has spread to a rebel-encircled area, reports AFP from Beni. A total of 105 cases have been reported since the flare-up of…

A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck western Iran near the border with Iraq early yesterday, killing two people and injuring more than 250, officials said, reports AFP from Tehran. The shallow quake hit 26 kilometres (16 miles) southwest of the city of Javanrud in Kermanshah province, the US Geological…

Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has issued a statement in support of photographer Shahidul Alam, who was arrested from the capital on August 5 following his Facebook posts on student protests demanding safe roads, reports UNB. Sen is among global intellectuals who have voiced support for Shahidul. Noam Chomsky,…

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed yesterday said the crisis over the sale of rawhide of sacrificial animals will be over soon as the government has taken steps in this regard, reports UNB. Talking to journalists at the Secretariat, he also said the government has no plan to export the rawhides to protect…

At least four toddlers died and 22 more were admitted to the local hospital after they had been afflicted with an unknown disease since Tuesday in Tripura Para of Farhadabad under Hathazari upazila. The condition of three of the kids is critical, say doctors. Among the deceased, three were from the…