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Iran command says has closed Strait of Hormuz again over US blockade

Iran’s central military command announced on Saturday it would resume ‘strict management’ of the Strait of Hormuz, reversing a decision to unblock the strategic channel as part of negotiations with

Bangladesh prime minister inaugurates first Hajj flights on Friday night

Prime minister Tarique Rahman inaugurated this year’s Hajj flights at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Friday night. ‘The prime minister first visited the Ashkona Hajj camp, where he warmly embraced

Anti-graft work in limbo as no ACC in place

The operations of the Anti-Corruption Commission have nearly come to a halt as the country’s anti-graft agency has been running without its chairman and commissioners for over one and a

PM seeks physicians’ support to build better healthcare system

Outlining plans to raise health sector allocation to 5 per cent of GDP, prime minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday urged physicians working at the grassroots to lead efforts to build

First hajj flight from Bangladesh reaches Saudi Arabia

The first Hajj flight from Bangladesh with 419 pilgrims has reached Saudi Arabia. A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight landed at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah at 4:20am (local time).

Trump says will bring Iran uranium under peace deal

President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States and Iran would jointly remove uranium from Tehran’s nuclear sites with excavators under any peace deal, before the material is transferred

Iran threatens to close Hormuz again if United States blockade continues

Tehran on Saturday threatened to shut the Strait of Hormuz once more if the United States continues its blockade of Iranian ports, hours after the key waterway was reopened in

Turkey hosts recent diplomatic talks over ME war

Turkey on Friday hosted a high-stakes diplomatic forum bringing together the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, as Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz open and Islamabad steps