KSA

PM to begin 9-day visit to KSA, UK on Sunday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will embark on a nine-day visit to Saudi Arabia and the UK from Sunday. She will witness a grand military

Repeat pilgrims must pay Tk 44,000 extra

Performing hajj this year has become very uncertain for over 7,000 Bangladeshis as the Saudi authorities insist those who performed

Saudi grand mufti warns of unfair means to perform Hajj

Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh, also the chairman of the Saudi Council of Senior Scholars, criticises those planning to perform Hajj through unfair means.

Road Accident / 5 Bangladeshis killed in KSA

Five Bangladeshi workers were killed and two others injured when a “trailer” hit a bus in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia yesterday morning.

Iran accuses Saudi of bombing embassy in Yemen

Saudi warplanes "deliberately" strike Iran's embassy in Yemen in an air raid that wounds staff, Tehran says as tensions between the two regional powers mount.

PM Hasina may visit Saudi Arabia soon

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina might be visiting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia soon – sometime between March and May.

Dhaka condemns Saudi embassy attacks

Bangladesh has condemned the recent attacks on the Saudi embassy in Tehran and its consulate in Mashhad.

Saudi wants 2 lakh female workers

Saudi Arabia has sought two lakh female workers from Bangladesh, says Nurul Islam, minister for expatriates' welfare and overseas employment ministry.

KSA keen to recruit more workers from Bangladesh

Saudi Arabia expresses its willingness to recruit more male workers and trained female domestic workers from Bangladesh to meet up the demand of their domestic market.

January 6, 2016
January 6, 2016

Dhaka condemns Saudi embassy attacks

Bangladesh has condemned the recent attacks on the Saudi embassy in Tehran and its consulate in Mashhad.

January 6, 2016
January 6, 2016

Saudi wants 2 lakh female workers

Saudi Arabia has sought two lakh female workers from Bangladesh, says Nurul Islam, minister for expatriates' welfare and overseas employment ministry.

December 31, 2015
December 31, 2015

KSA keen to recruit more workers from Bangladesh

Saudi Arabia expresses its willingness to recruit more male workers and trained female domestic workers from Bangladesh to meet up the demand of their domestic market.

December 17, 2015
December 17, 2015

Kissing a camel sparks dispute, call for divorce in KSA

A huge family dispute erupts in Saudi Arabia after a newly-wed man’s mother accused her daughter-in-law of breaking religious and social traditions by kissing a camel, and pressured her son to divorce his wife.

November 16, 2015
November 16, 2015

Saudi Arabia took an 'unprecedented step' and is preparing for a coup

A major report given by the advisers to Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman to The Daily Telegraph suggests that a major change is about to come.

October 11, 2015
October 11, 2015

Cops fly tonight to bring back Kamrul from KSA

A police team is departing for Saudi Arabia tonight to bring back Kamrul Islam, the prime accused in the murder case of 13-year-old Rajon.

October 10, 2015
October 10, 2015

Celebrity US clockmaker goes to KSA to perform Umrah

Talented American student of Sudanese origin Ahmed Mohammed Al-Hassan arrived in Jeddah to perform Umrah and visit his relatives, reports Arab News.

October 7, 2015
October 7, 2015

Cops go to KSA Oct 12 to bring back Rajon murder accused

A three-member police team will fly to visit Saudi Arabia on October 12 to bring back Kamrul Islam, the prime accused in Rajon murder case, with the assistance of Interpol.

October 2, 2015
October 2, 2015

KSA handling stampede issue decisively: Saudi FM

Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir says they are handling the aftermath of the Mina stampede in the most decisive and transparent manner in order to avoid such incidents in future.

September 14, 2015
September 14, 2015

Saudi govt scraps hajj quota system

Saudi Hajj Minister Bandar Hajjar announces that there will be no quota system on any country for sending pilgrims from next year.