Kerry lands in Cairo for talks on anti-IS coalition

CAIRO, Sept 13, 2014 (AFP) - US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived Saturday in Cairo on the latest leg of a regional tour to forge a ...

Low-cost Haj bookings can be canceled online

Sep.13,2014: The Ministry of Haj launched a new service on Friday, enabling pilgrims booked under the low-cost Haj program to cancel the...

Be wary of bogus Haj operators!

The Riyadh police department has urged local Haj pilgrims to deal only with registered companies to avoid losing their money to bogus o...

MP: Abbas halted ICC bid on Israeli war crimes

BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has blocked an attempt to push for the prosecution of Israel for war crim...

inaugurated BIMSTEC secretariat in Dhaka

DHAKA, Sept 13, 2014 (BSS)- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina here today inaugurated the permanent secretariat of BIMSTEC culminating in a col...

Gold continues to go down

CHICAGO, Sept. 11 (BSS/Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange closed lower for a third sessi...

Saima Hossain receives Award for Excellence in Public Health

DHAKA, Sept 11, 2014 (BSS)- Saima Hossain Putul, noted international autism expert and daughter of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, yesterday...

Obama vows Syria air strikes to destroy Islamic State

11 SEP: WASHINGTON: United States President Barack Obama on Wednesday ordered a “relentless” war against the Islamic State, including air ...

Manila proposes autonomous zone for Muslims

11 SEp, MANILA: The president of the Philippines proposed on Wednesday to give Muslims in the south the ability to run their own governme...

Ministry eases sponsorship transfer rules

The Ministry of Labor (MOL) recently posted an advisory on its official social network account stating that a newly recruited foreign work...

5 workers killed in Makkah as wall collapses

10 Sep: Saudi Arabia: At least five construction workers were confirmed dead on Wednesday when a retaining wall at the Jebel Kaaba project i...

Saudi Arabia to Host Meeting on Terrorism

VOA News September 09, 2014 10:21 AM Saudi Arabia says it will host a meeting with regional partners and the United States to discuss c...

Aid agencies request $551 million for urgent humanitarian needs for civilians affected by the Gaza Crisis

Today, the Deputy Prime Minister of the State of Palestine, H.E. Dr. Mohammad Mustafa, and the Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr. James W. Rawle...

Chittagong Will Shine

DHAKA, Sept 9, 2014 - The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved a project for improvement of power dis...

Maldives will recruit more doctors and nurses

DHAKA, Sept 9, 2014 - The Maldives will recruit more doctors and nurses from Bangladesh and will send students for medical education here. ...

Who DG Visiting Bangladesh

DHAKA, Sept 9, 2014 Visiting DIrector General of World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Margaret Chan today highly praised the achievements of B...