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Saudi Arabia Announces Umrah Open to Holders of All Visa Types
Saudi Arabia has announced that holders of all types of visas will now be allowed to perform Umrah. The announcement was made in a statement issued by the country’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah
October 8, 2025
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Bangladesh's garment exports to the United States have increased by 26.62 percent
From 2015 to 2024, the overall garment imports into the United States decreased by 5.30 percent. However, during this period, Bangladesh's garment exports to the United States increased by 26.62 percent. This information was provided by the U.S. government agency, the Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA).
October 5, 2025
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How +880 Identifies Bangladeshi Numbers Abroad
When we call someone, we usually dial numbers like 016, 015, 019, etc. But here’s something interesting even if you skip the ‘0’ at the beginning, the call still goes through! Anyway, we’ll talk about the mystery behind that zero another time. Now, if you’ve ever sent bulk SMS like sending messages to many people at once you probably used an Excel sheet to enter the numbers. And again, even without that starting ‘0’, the message still gets delivered!
October 5, 2025
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Bhutan is interested in signing a free trade agreement with Bangladesh
Bhutan’s Prime Minister, Shering Tobgay, has expressed interest in signing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Bangladesh and in establishing connections between the economic zones of the two countries. On Friday (September 26), during a meeting at the UN headquarters on the sidelines of the 80th session of the General Assembly, Tobgay discussed the proposal with Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus. Tobgay noted that this initiative would take trade and investment between the two nations to a new level.
September 28, 2025
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We are witnessing a direct genocide in Gaza: Dr. Yunus at the UN
Bangladesh agrees with the UN Human Rights Commission’s conclusion that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus has said.He made the remarks in Bengali during his speech at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday (September 26) at around 9:30 p.m.
September 26, 2025
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Money vanishes from 54 Standard Chartered Bank accounts
A fraud ring has siphoned money from the credit cards of Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) customers in Bangladesh using a sophisticated scheme. Victims reported that even without making any transactions, sums of Tk 50,000 at a time were suddenly transferred from their cards to bKash and Nagad accounts, from where the money was quickly withdrawn by the perpetrators.
September 25, 2025
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People pay taxes, but they do not receive the services they are entitled to - Salehuddin Ahmed
Economic advisor Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed stated that in Bangladesh, people pay taxes but do not receive proper services. In contrast, in other countries, even if citizens pay higher taxes, they receive quality services from the government. Here, however, people often face harassment, which understandably causes frustration. He made these remarks at a seminar titled “Unveiling Bangladesh’s Bond and Sukuk Market: Revenue Status, Infrastructure Implementation, and Islamic Money Market Development”, organized by the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) and Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).
September 23, 2025
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Revenue Collection in July-August: 21% Growth
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has announced that revenue collection in July-August 2025 has increased by 21%. This information was shared in a press release by NBR on Monday, September 22.
September 23, 2025
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The meeting between the Queen of Belgium and the Chief Advisor.
Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Advisor of Bangladesh's Interim Government, met with Queen Mathilde of Belgium during his visit to attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly. The meeting took place on Monday (September 22) in New York at the UN headquarters during a break in an event.