All speculations surrounding one of this year’s most anticipated musical events—“Main Stage Show 2025,” featuring the popular South Asian singer Atif Aslam—have finally come to an end. The organizer, Main Stage Inc., has confirmed that the concert will take place as scheduled on 13 December at the China–Bangladesh Friendship Exhibition Center (CBFEC) in Purbachal.To ensure ...more

President Donald Trump has unveiled a 28-point plan aimed at ending Russia’s war in Ukraine, pressuring Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept terms heavily favoring Moscow. Trump argues that Zelenskyy “doesn’t have the cards” to continue fighting and must consider a settlement.Trump said Friday that he expects Zelenskyy to respond by next Thursday, emphasizing his ...more

A gold pocket watch recovered from the body of one of the Titanic’s wealthiest passengers has sold for a “record-breaking” £1.78 million at an auction in Wiltshire.The 18-carat Jules Jurgensen watch belonged to Isidor Straus, a prominent American businessman, politician and co-owner of Macy’s. Straus and his wife, Ida, were among more than 1,500 passengers ...more

Several expatriate Bangladeshis have been arrested in different areas of Saudi Arabia for organizing and participating in meetings and gatherings without the permission of the relevant authorities in violation of Saudi laws, the Bangladesh Embassy in the capital Riyadh said in a press release.Quoting Saudi law enforcement, the release further said that recently it has ...more

The German Bureau of Statistics and Research Center has announced to build a data and research centre in Dhaka with its own fund to facilitate activities. Director General of the bureau Dr Peter Harris and Global Economist Forum (GEF) President Dr Enayet Karim have signed an agreement on behalf of their respective organisations.  The signing ceremony was ...more

Saudi security authorities arrested a total of 21,647 illegal immigrants in a week. The arrests were made in a joint operation conducted by security forces in cooperation with relevant government agencies between October 30 and November 5, the Interior Ministry announced on Saturday.Among those arrested were 12,838 violators of the residency law, 4,564 violators of ...more

The election of Zohran Mamdani as New York City’s mayor has alarmed many in Israel, officials and analysts said Friday. Mamdani, known for his pro-Palestinian views, won in a city with the world’s second-largest Jewish population.Israelis across political lines worry his victory could signal cooler relations between the US and Israel. Nearly one-third of Jewish ...more

The participants of the 16th Meeting of the International Agencies and Expert Group (IAEG) of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have put emphasis on the acuracy of data for the global development and achievement of expected goals by the year 2030, held in Kitakyusha, Japan.  The representatives of the member states and parties have ...more

If you do not enter Saudi Arabia within one month from the date of issuance of the Umrah visa, the visa will lose its validity after 30 days. Previously, this period was three months. However, the validity period of Hajj pilgrims after entering Saudi Arabia remains unchanged at three months, the Saudi Ministry of Hajj ...more

 Sheikh Saleh Al-Fawzan has been appointed as the new Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia.  He was appointed by a royal decree of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. Previously, Sheikh Al-Fawzan served as a member of the Senior Scholars Council and a member of the Standing Committee for Scholarly Research ...more