Ten officials and staffers of the immigration police, aviation security, ground handling and Kuwait Airways have been withdrawn from duties for their failure in carrying out responsibilities at Dhaka airport.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) made the decision today.
The development came hours after a 12-year-old boy, evading all security measures, managed to board a Kuwait-bound flight around 3:10am on Tuesday without any passport, ticket or boarding pass.
CAAB Chairman Air Vice Marshal M Mafidur Rahman today said a five-member probe body was formed to investigate the matter.
More than 50 leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have joined Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami in Kalai Union of Kahalu Upazila in Bogra. The leaders and activists joined Jamaat-e-Islami under the inspiration of the party’s nominated parliamentary candidate, Dr. Mustafa Faisal Parvez.
Md. Touhid Hossain, the foreign affairs advisor to the interim government, cannot find a reason to withdraw the family members of diplomats from the Indian mission in Bangladesh.
US President Donald Trump has threatened to launch a bigger attack on Iran than ever before. On Wednesday (January 28), Trump said on the social media platform Truth Social that if Iran wants to prevent an attack, it must make a deal with them and that Iran will not be able to develop any type of nuclear weapon.
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T. Christensen today said that the United States is ready to work with any government elected in accordance with the will of the Bangladeshi people, reiterating that Washington will not take sides in the country's upcoming national elections.
Election Commission Secretariat Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed today said the delegation of the United States is satisfied with the overall preparations of the Election Commission (EC) and very optimistic about successful elections in Bangladesh.
Garment workers took to the streets again today, Tuesday to stage protests in Mirpur, the capital. Clashes broke out between the workers and police.
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman has said that 100 percent safety of women will be ensured if they come to power.
A fire broke out at a raw market in Sector 11 of Uttara in the capital. Five units of the fire service are working to control the fire.
