Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed today said that India has assured Bangladesh it will gradually resume full visa operations, which have remained limited for the past one and a half years due to security concerns. The minister made the remarks while briefing reporters at the Home Ministry following a courtesy call on Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma. According to the minister, the Indian envoy met him as part of routine protocol following the formation of the new government. Referring to the current state of visa operations, Salahuddin said India informed the ministry that its consulates and visa offices in…
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Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said Bangladesh does not want to see any killing at the borders. “We don’t want to see any killing at the borders. . . . The Indian side said they are also sincere about the matter,” he said. He made the remarks while Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma paid a courtesy call on him at his office here today. Stressing constant engagement of two border security forces, BGB and BSF in this connection, he said that many outstanding matters can be solved through discussions. During the meeting, he said they have discussed several…
Bangladesh today voiced deep concern over the safety of its nationals in Iran following recent attacks, urging all parties to exercise maximum restraint and return to diplomacy to ensure regional peace and stability. A press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka said it remains deeply concerned about the safety and security of Bangladeshi nationals residing in Iran in the wake of the attacks. Bangladesh warned that any continuation of hostilities would further endanger regional peace, stability and the wellbeing of civilian populations. Calling upon all concerned parties to exercise maximum restraint, the government stressed the need to…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has taken updates on the condition of Bangladeshi expatriates in Iran and other Middle Eastern countries amid the ongoing war in the region. The premier inquired about the Bangladeshi nationals in the Middle East when Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman met him at the Secretariat this morning. Prime Minister’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs Humayun Kabir was also present at the meeting. “The Foreign Minister and the Prime Minister’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs met the Prime Minister this morning. During this meeting, in the wake of events in Iran, the Prime Minister inquired about the condition of…
Loud explosions were heard early Sunday near Erbil airport, which hosts US-led coalition troops in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, an AFP journalist said. An AFP journalist reported seeing thick black smoke rising from the airport area. On Saturday, US-led coalition forces downed several missiles and explosive-laden drones over Erbil.
Israel’s military said it was responding to Iranian missile fire on Sunday, with air raid sirens activated across central Israel and parts of the occupied West Bank. “Sirens were sounded in several areas across the country, following the identification of missiles launched from Iran toward the State of Israel,” a military statement said, adding that the air force was “operating to intercept and strike threats where necessary”.
The Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment today said passengers affected by flight cancellations due to the evolving Middle East situation will be provided with overnight accommodation facilities. In a message issued for public awareness, the ministry said the cancellation of some flights amid the prevailing situation in the Middle East has caused unexpected inconvenience to passengers. It assured that necessary arrangements have been made to provide overnight stay facilities to those whose flights have been cancelled. The ministry requested affected passengers to contact the Expatriate Welfare Desk or the designated lounge for required assistance and accommodation support.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapan has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to ensuring media freedom, describing any attack on the press as an attack on civilization itself. “We are pledged bound to protect press freedom,” he said. The minister made the remarks while speaking to reporters after visiting the office of the daily Prothom Alo at Karwan Bazar in the capital on Saturday afternoon. Swapan said the government views the recent destruction at the newspaper’s office with serious concern. “A close look that left a trail of destruction has been carried out suggests that an anti-civilization mindset was at…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today said political parties should take an oath to work together to change the destiny of the countrymen. “The people of Bangladesh are now looking to all of us, especially to the political parties, with great hope and aspirations. Today, at this Iftar mahfil, let’s take an oath in the name of Allah that our future works will be to change the destiny of the country’s people,” he said. “Let’s we seek help and divine guidance of Almighty Allah so that He grants us the ability and strength to work for changing the nation’s fate,” he…
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader since 1989 and sworn enemy of the West, was killed in the opening salvo of a massive US and Israeli attack that extended into a second day Sunday, as the two powers seek to topple the Islamic republic. Iranian state television confirmed Khamenei’s death early Sunday, hours after President Donald Trump announced the killing of the 86-year-old cleric he described as “one of the most evil people in History.” Cheers could be heard on Tehran’s streets after reports first emerged from Israel of the death of Khamenei, as plumes of black smoke hovered over…
