5 Dhaka, July 2025: In a historic decision, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has introduced a pilot Golden Visa scheme for Bangladeshi citizens, removing long-standing requirements such as property ownership or a business trade license. According to official sources and media reports, eligible Bangladeshi nationals can now apply for the UAE Golden Visa by paying a one-time fee of AED 100,000 (approximately BDT 30 lakh). The application process is entirely online and does not require the applicant to be present in the UAE during submission. This new scheme is currently exclusively open to citizens of Bangladesh and India, launched under…
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7 National Consensus Commission Vice-Chairman Professor Ali Riaz today said the commission is not imposing anything rather bringing amendment proposals by taking into account the feelings and statements of political parties in various areas. “The consensus commission has made different proposals because most parties have objections to the National Constitutional Council,” he said at the beginning of the 10th day of the second phase of the discussions of political parties with the commission at the Doel Hall of the Foreign Service Academy here. Representatives of 30 political parties including Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, National Citizen Party (NCP), Gono…
3 How to Apply for UAE Golden Visa as a Bangladeshi Citizen (2025) The UAE has introduced a special Golden Visa pilot program for Bangladeshi nationals. This new initiative allows eligible applicants to get a 10-year residency visa without owning property or holding a trade license. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you apply: 🔶 Step 1: Check If You’re Eligible This scheme is ideal for individuals such as: Skilled professionals (IT, medicine, engineering, education) Entrepreneurs and self-employed workers Freelancers and digital creators Graduates with high academic performance People with international awards or distinctions No property or business ownership is…
2 Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has warned all against any sort of mob violence in the country. “None involved in mob violence will be spared. Action is being taken against all of them, no matter how much powerful they are. They will be detected and exposed to justice,” he warned. The Home Adviser said this while talking to journalists after visiting the Industrial Police Headquarters and Uttara Purba Police Station in the capital Sunday afternoon. He mentioned that although the number of mob violence has decreased significantly, such incidents have occurred again in some areas…
2 Elon Musk, an ex-ally of US President Donald Trump, said Saturday he had launched a new political party in the United States to challenge what the tech billionaire described as the country’s “one-party system.” The world’s richest person — and Trump’s biggest political donor in the 2024 election — had a bitter falling out with the president after leading the Republican’s effort to slash spending and cut federal jobs as head of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Musk has clashed with Trump over the president’s massive domestic spending plan, saying it would explode the US debt, and…
1 The Tazia procession marking the holy Ashura began from the historic 400-year-old Hosni Dalan Imambara in the capital commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (RA), the beloved grandson of the Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), in the Battle of Karbala. The procession will end at Dhanmondi after parading Azimpur, Nilkhet, New Market and Science Laboratory. A large number of devotees joined the somber Tazia procession while many dressed in black as a symbol of grief. Participants are carrying symbolic knives, banners, black flags, besta and bailalam reflecting centuries-old mourning traditions. Law enforcement agencies takes tight security measures throughout the route.…
2 Rescuers were desperately searching for at least 20 girls missing from a riverside summer camp, officials said Friday, after torrential rains caused a “catastrophic” flash flood that killed at least 24 people as it swept through south-central Texas. “At this point we’re at about 24 fatalities,” Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha told an evening press conference as rescue teams scrambled to locate stranded residents in the region northwest of San Antonio. Some of the dead were children, Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick said at a previous news conference. The county sheriff said there were “kids that are still missing,”…
1 Dhaka will cooperate with the Malaysia in terror investigation while Bangladesh mission in Kuala Lumpur is in close communication with the relevant authorities regarding the issue, said the foreign ministry here today. “Bangladesh High Commission will extend necessary support to the expatriate Bangladeshis wherever needed,” said the ministry in a statement here today. “The government of Bangladesh is closely monitoring the developments, and the Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur is in close communication with the Malaysian authorities,” read the statement. On June 27, Malaysia’s Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail informed that 36 Bangladeshi nationals had been…
2 The Council of Advisers today approved the draft of Government Service (Second Amendement) Ordinance, 2025. The decision was taken at a council meeting with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in the chair, a Cabinet Division press release said. The Government Service (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 has been given final approval, subject to vetting by the Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division, it read. Besides, the council approved the proposal for signing of the “Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management”. It also endorsed the proposal for signing the Statute of…
1 The Presidency of Religious Affairs at the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque announced the translation of Friday sermon, for the first time at the Grand Mosque, into 35 languages. The aim is to enrich the experience of worshippers and Umrah performers and highlight the virtues and etiquette of Friday. Sheikh Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Sudais will lead the prayer. Presidency of Religious Affairs advisor and General Supervisor of Media and Communication Fahim Al-Hamid emphasized the presidency’s commitment to translating the Friday sermon into multiple languages, serving as an extended bridge for communication between peoples and the exchange of cultures and…