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Pakistan alone accounted for $311 million in blocked funds, Iata said. Reuters

Airline industry's $1.7bn in blocked funds 'threaten connectivity'

AviationDecember 09, 2024

Bangladesh's former prime minister Sheikh Hasina has accused the country’s interim government of failing to protect its minorities. AFP

Bangladesh tribunal bans Sheikh Hasina's 'genocide' speech

AsiaDecember 05, 2024

Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das is taken away in a police van on Tuesday in Chattogram, southeastern Bangladesh. AFP

Bangladesh arrests six over lawyer's death in unrest sparked by Hindu monk's sedition charge

AsiaNovember 27, 2024

Millions of people from across the world travel to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj and Umrah every year. EPA

How UmrahCash aims to fix money issues for Hajj and Umrah pilgrims

MoneyNovember 18, 2024

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto leads his side into a three-match ODI series against Afghanistan. AFP

Bangladesh return to Sharjah for Afghanistan clash

CricketNovember 06, 2024

Rohingya refugees on the boat anchored off the coast of South Aceh on Monday. Photo: AFP

One dead as boat carrying 100 Rohingya stranded off Indonesian coast

MENAOctober 21, 2024

Pools by Ayesha Sultana, which is on display until December. Razmig Bedirian / The National

Breathwork art blurs lines between fragility and strength

Art & DesignSeptember 13, 2024

Officials helping violators during the second day of visa amnesty at the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs Dubai in Al Awir area in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

'Nobody left behind’: major push to tackle visa issues as amnesty begins second week

UAESeptember 08, 2024

President Sheikh Mohamed and Muhammad Yunus shared a phone call on Wednesday. UAE Presidential Court / Reuters

President Sheikh Mohamed discusses ties with interim PM of Bangladesh

UAEAugust 28, 2024

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, accuses ousted PM Sheikh Hasina of plotting to thwart the recent uprising in the country. EPA

Bangladesh Nationalist Party asks India to extradite former PM Sheikh Hasina

AsiaAugust 21, 2024

Muhammad Yunus is sworn into office to lead Bangladesh's interim government in Dhaka on August 8. AFP

Muhammad Yunus has ‘Herculean task' to reform Bangladesh

AsiaAugust 09, 2024

New Prime Minister Muhammad Yunus called on compatriots to help rebuild Bangladesh ahead of his hugely anticipated return to replace Sheikh Hasina. AFP

Who is Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, Bangladesh's interim leader?

AsiaAugust 08, 2024

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, centre, takes the oath of office at a ceremony administered by President Mohammed Shahabuddin, left, in Dhaka on Thursday. AFP

Yunus takes oath as head of Bangladesh's interim government

AsiaAugust 08, 2024

Muhammad Yunus was chosen to be Bangladesh's interim leader after the resignation of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina amid a mass uprising in the country. EPA

Bangladesh's interim leader urges calm as violence continues

AsiaAugust 07, 2024

People celebrate the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka on Monday. The nation of more than 172 million people is now at a crossroads. Reuters

Bangladesh has a brighter future within its grasp

EditorialAugust 07, 2024

Bangladeshi Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus after filing an appeal for extension of bail at the Labour Appellate Tribunal in Dhaka on March 3. AFP

Nobel laureate Yunus to lead Bangladesh’s interim government

NewsAugust 06, 2024