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The United States is considering extending its travel ban to 36 more countries, a person who has seen the memo said Monday, marking a dramatic potential expansion of entry restrictions to nearly 1.5 billion people.The State Department early this month announced it was barring entry to citizens of 12...
National,Sports,Cricket,Politics
A Dhaka court on Monday imposed a travel ban on former Awami League lawmaker Shakib Al Hasan and 24 others in a graft case.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order after hearing two separate petitions.The rest of the accused are—deputy registrar of Depart...
National,Travel & Tourism
At least 390 people were killed and 1,182 injured in 379 road accidents across the country during the 15-day Eid-ul-Azha travel period, with motorcycles being involved in the highest number of crashes.Secretary General of Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity (JKS) Mozammel Haque Chowdhury read out the fig...
World,Politics
US President Donald Trump's administration is considering significantly expanding its travel restrictions by potentially banning citizens of 36 additional countries from entering the United States, according to an internal State Department cable seen by Reuters.Earlier this month, the Republican...
National,Healthcare
Amid a surge in infections from new sub-variants of Covid-19 in neighbouring India and some other countries, Bangladesh's Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Monday issued a travel advisory urging citizens to avoid non-essential travel to India.The advisory, issued by the Communicab...
World
AFP, WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's sweeping new travel ban came into effect early Monday immediately after midnight, barring citizens from a dozen nations from entering the United States and reviving a divisive measure from his first term.The move is expected to disrupt refugee pathways a...
National,Country, Districts
UNB, Bhola: Over 60 passengers returning home for Eid were rescued from a drifting trawler in the middle of the Meghna River after the vessel's engine failed on Friday morning. A sudden response by the Bangladesh Coast Guard rescued them and saved them from a vital incident.According to Lieutena...
World,Travel & Tourism
Africa is the continent worst affected by the travel ban announced by US President Donald Trump, with seven of the 12 countries on the list, which comes into effect on Monday.The order prohibits people from Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Libya, Somalia and Sudan - as well as Af...
UNB, Savar: Thousands of holidaymakers, particularly readymade garment workers, faced severe traffic congestion, inflated fares and overcrowded transport options on Thursday as they departed from Savar and nearby industrial areas ahead of Eid.Heavy traffic gridlock was reported from morning to noon ...
City
The government will take legal action if any transport operator charges extra fares or carries passengers beyond capacity during Eid journeys, said Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Wednesday.“We are making every effort to ensure a safe and hassle-free Eid journe...
National,City,Country, Districts
Home Adviser Lieutenant General Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd) on Wednesday asked all concerned to take appropriate measures as none can travel on train roofs by risking their lives ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha."We have been trying our best to make sure that the passengers cannot travel on the t...
National,Politics
A Dhaka court on Tuesday imposed a travel ban on journalist Munni Saha and her family in a graft case.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order after hearing a petition filed by the Anti-corruption commission (ACC).Deputy Director of ACC Yeasir Arafat filed a petit...
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A senior station officer of Directorate of Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) has travelled abroad using fake documents and without formal approval from the authorities concerned. An internal probe has confirmed that Senior Station Officer Md Saidul Alam Chowdhury (PN-2193) used a fake memo ...
A Dhaka court on Tuesday issued a travel ban and ordered the blocking of national ID cards for former Deputy Speaker of Parliament Md. Shamsul Haque Tuku and his sons, SM Asif Shams and SM Nafiz Shams, due to an ongoing Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) investigation into allegations of illegal wealt...
Business & Commerce
Saudia, the national flag carrier of Saudi Arabia, has entered into a “new era” in Hajj travel. With a bold and visionary approach, the airline is transforming the pilgrimage experience for 2025 and beyond — not only as a carrier but as a complete service partner for pilgrims ...
A Dhaka court ON Tuesday imposed a travel ban on Tuhin Farabi and Mahmudul Hasan, former personal officers to Health Adviser Nurjahan Begum, amid an ongoing investigation into allegations of corruption and abuse of power.Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib of the Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge'...
A Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban on former Member of Parliament Barrister Syed Sayedul Haque Suman, his wife Chhammi Akhter, DESCO engineer Jagadish Chandra Mondal, and his wife Sabita Mondal, in connection with ongoing corruption investigations.On Monday, the order was issued by Dhaka Metropo...
National
A Dhaka court on Sunday issued a travel ban on former environment forest and climate change minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury, his wife Rehana Chowdhury and four of his family members over corruption allegations brought against them.The four others are Saber's sons Hamdan Hossain Chowdhury and Ar...
A Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban on former Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury, along with his wife Rehan Chowdhury, sons Hamdad Hossain and Araz Alam, and daughters Raima Chowdhury and Alisha Babar Chowdhury, in connection with ongoing investigations into a...
A Dhaka court imposed a travel ban on actress and singer Meher Afroz Shaon, former Detective Branch (DB) chief Harun-or-Rashid, and 10 others in connection with an attempted murder and assault case filed by Nishi Islam, Shaon’s stepmother.On Thursday (May 22) Additional Chief Metropolitan Magi...
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