The United Arab Emirates will issue visa for Bangladeshi workers only after confirmation of their jobs in the Gulf nation, the country's envoy said on Thursday during a meeting with…

Chinese Premier Li Qiang touted trade and "friendship" as he started a tour of New Zealand and Australia on Thursday, a rare visit that comes as both hosts grapple with Beijing's influence…

Over 10,000 residents of Saint Martin’s Island are facing severe food shortages following the suspension of water vessel operations on the Teknaf-Saint Martin’s Island…

Ambassador of Russia to Bangladesh Alexander Mantytskiy has said despite “artificial obstacles” imposed by the West to hinder mutually beneficial relations with friendly…

A Dhaka court on Wednesday ordered the confiscation of more properties in the names of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed, and his family members. Dhaka Metropolitan…

Today The Mirror Asia has run a report on the resignation of Peter Haas, the US Ambassador to Dhaka.  The US Embassy has responded to the report. In an email sent to TMA, the…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said in the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) that BNP leader Tarique Zia and 14 other convicts of the August 21, 2004 grenade attack case are fugitives.…

Law Minister Advocate Anisul Huq on Wednesday said Dr. Yunus is being tried in the same way as any citizen of the country who breaches the law but what he(Yunus) is saying is untrue…

 The government has so far estimated the losses caused by cyclone Remal at Tk 7000 crore, said State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Md Mohibur Rahman on Wednesday.…

A court here framed charges against GrameenTelecom Chairman and Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus and 13 others forallegedly embezzling Taka 25 crore from the company and laundering…

Hamas says it has submitted its response to a US-backed plan for a ceasefire in Gaza, with a senior group official telling the BBC that it still requires an Israeli commitment to a…

Muslim pilgrims have been streaming into Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca ahead of the start of the Hajj later this week, as the annual pilgrimage returns to its monumental scale.…

More than 35 people were killed in a building fire in an area heavily populated with foreign workers in Kuwait, the interior ministry said on Wednesday. More than 30 people were also injured, a hospital official told Interior Minister Sheikh Fahd Al-Yousef as he visited victims, according to footage posted by Al-Jarida newspaper.

Sales of sacrificial animals at 22 cattlemarkets including two permanent haats in the capital will start tomorrow,five days before the second largest religious festival of the Muslimcommunity,…