Farhan Hasan had just finished an exam and left the classroom chatting to friends when a Bangladeshi air force training jet crashed into his school campus - killing at least 27 people.
"The burning plane was hitting the building right in front of my (...)
A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into a school campus in northern Dhaka on Monday, killing at least 19 people, including its pilot, and injuring more than 100 others, officials and local media said.
The jet crashed onto the campus of (...)
A deadly crackdown on student-led protests in Bangladesh last year was authorised by then prime minister Sheikh Hasina, according to audio of one of her phone calls verified by BBC Eye.
In the audio, which was leaked online in March, Hasina says she (...)
Airlines have canceled or rerouted flights to and from the Middle East, as the conflict between Israel and Iran raged.
Qatar's Doha airport, a critical hub in the region, halted operations on Monday, after Iran fired missiles at a US military base (...)
Shona Banu still shudders when she thinks of the past few days.
The 58-year-old, a resident of Barpeta district in India's north-eastern state of Assam, says that she was called to the local police station on 25 May and later taken to a point at the (...)
MALE — Saudi Arabia launched the "Makkah Route" Initiative in the Maldives on Monday, making it the eighth country to benefit from the initiative. The other countries are Morocco, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Turkey, and Côte (...)
YANBU — The first groups of pilgrims arrived on Friday at Prince Abdulmohsen bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Yanbu, coming from several countries, including Australia, Singapore, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Sudan. This comes (...)
JIMMY, a global innovator in household appliances, officially launched in the KSA following a successful event with exclusive distribution partner Amit Trading Co.
The leading global brand, known for creating innovative technology for a smart (...)
RIYADH — The Ministry of Interior announced on Sunday that more than one million pilgrims have benefited from the Makkah Route Initiative since its launch, reaffirming the Kingdom's commitment to serving pilgrims.
Now in its seventh year, the (...)
Police in India have arrested a local YouTuber on suspicions of spying for Pakistan.
Jyoti Malhotra, a travel influencer from the northern Indian state of Haryana, allegedly traveled to the neighboring country several times — her last trip was in (...)
Bangladesh's Election Commission has canceled the registration of the former ruling party of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, preventing it from participating in the next national election, the Associated Press reported. The elections are (...)
RIYADH — Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman received on Tuesday a written message from Muhammad Yunus, head of the interim government in Bangladesh.
The message was received by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Al-Khereiji (...)
Businesses are bracing for possible impact after neighbors India and Bangladesh recently imposed tit-for-tat trade restrictions after months of verbal sparring.
Last month, Bangladesh restricted land imports of cotton yarn from India to shield local (...)
JEDDAH/MADINAH — Saudi Arabia on Tuesday received the first groups of pilgrims arriving to perform Hajj 2025, including those traveling under the "Makkah Route" initiative, as flights from Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, and Malaysia landed in Jeddah (...)
When investigators smashed through a hastily built wall, they uncovered a set of secret jail cells.
It turned out to be a freshly bricked-up doorway – an attempt to hide what lurked behind.
Inside, off a narrow hallway, were tiny rooms to the right (...)
Bangladeshi authorities have issued an arrest warrant for the British MP and former Labour minister Tulip Siddiq.
The country's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has been investigating allegations Siddiq illegally received land as part of its wider (...)
A number of countries have officially announced that Eid Al-Fitr will fall on Monday, March 31, 2025, as the Shawwal crescent moon was not sighted on Saturday evening.
Authorities in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, and Australia (...)
Former Labour minister Tulip Siddiq has accused the Bangladeshi authorities of mounting a "targeted and baseless" campaign against her.
In a letter to Bangladesh's Anti Corruption Commission (ACC), the MP's lawyers say allegations of corruption are (...)
The dramatic political developments in Bangladesh that led to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina being ousted last year have thrown up many surprises — including Dhaka's growing closeness with one-time foe Pakistan.
Last month, after decades of troubled (...)
RIYADH — The Musaned Platform, under the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD), recorded tangible progress in digital and technical performance, achieving a satisfaction rate of 95.86 percent, topping the Beneficiary (...)
When Kajol contracted tuberculosis in January, USAID kept her alive. Now she and her family are in danger again after the Trump administration ordered most US aid spending to end.
TB can be fatal if left untreated. The highly contagious bacterial (...)
An eight-year-old child who was raped in Bangladesh died of her injuries on Thursday, setting off fierce protests around the country.
The girl was raped while visiting her elder sister's house in the city of Magura sometime between the night of 5 (...)
JEDDAH – On behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, newly appointed Saudi ambassadors to several countries took the oath of office before Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman at Al-Salam Palace in (...)
Bangladesh's interim leader says he felt "dazzled" when asked to take charge after long-serving prime minister Sheikh Hasina was driven from power last year.
"I had no idea I'd be leading the government," Muhammad Yunus told the BBC. "I had never (...)
"I swear to God I need help," said the man quietly on the other end of the line.
The Ethiopian, who calls himself Mike, said he is being held with 450 others in a building inside Myanmar, along the country's border with Thailand.
They are among the (...)
