Cargo vessel from Pakistan set to arrive at Mongla port after 53 years
Cargo vessel from Pakistan set to arrive at Mongla port after 53 years

A cargo vessel from Pakistan carrying rice is set to arrive at Mongla seaport for the first time since independence. The Pakistan flagged-carrier vessel-loaded with 25 metric tonnes (MT) of rice left Karachi Qasim port a few days back and is expected to anchor at Chittagong port within two or...

42 Rohingya migrants detained in Thailand after perilous journey
42 Rohingya migrants detained in Thailand after perilous journey

Forty-two Rohingya migrants were detained in Thalang district, Phuket, early Tuesday, after being discovered in the water near Sai Kaew Beach. The group had left Bangladesh on December 16, intending to reach Malaysia but endured a harrowing journey, reads a Bangkok Post report. Local officials...