President urges Kuwait to recruit more Bangladeshi manpower
President urges Kuwait to recruit more Bangladeshi manpower

President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday urged Kuwait government to recruit more skilled and semi-skilled manpower from Bangladesh, reports BSS. He made the call when the ambassador-designate of the oil-rich Middle Eastern country Kuwait in Dhaka Ali Tunyan Abdul Wahab Hamadah presented his...

"I hear the cries of expatriates in every country I visit"
"I hear the cries of expatriates in every country I visit"

Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, Ameer (Chief) of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, highlighted the struggles and contributions of expatriate Bangladeshis during a gathering in Kuwait recently. Addressing the crowd at a Khaimah in Ardia Sanaiya, he said, The cries of expatriates resonate wherever I go. Their...

Kuwaiti media icon detained over pro-Israel remarks
Kuwaiti media icon detained over pro-Israel remarks

Kuwaits Public Prosecution has ordered the detention of prominent media figure Fajr Al Saeed for 21 days in pretrial custody over allegations linked to her public calls for normalisation with Israel, Gulf News reported. The Ministry of Interior filed a formal complaint against Fajr Al Saeed,...

Kuwait introduces new foreign residency law
Kuwait introduces new foreign residency law

Arab rich country Kuwait has introduced a new foreign residency law, overhauling a system that had been in place for more than 60 years. The new law, which was issued by Amiri decree on November 28, aims to modernise the countrys immigration policy and address long-standing issues such as visa...

US, Kuwait discuss solutions for Middle East humanitarian crisis
US, Kuwait discuss solutions for Middle East humanitarian crisis

The United States and Kuwait held critical discussions this week to address the worsening humanitarian crisis in the Middle East. During the sixth U.S.-Kuwait Strategic Dialogue, conducted virtually from December 9-11, both nations emphasized the urgent need for ceasefires, increased humanitarian...

Boarding bridge collapse at Dhaka airport damages Kuwait Airways aircraft
Boarding bridge collapse at Dhaka airport damages Kuwait Airways aircraft

A boarding bridge collapsed on the Kuwait Airways aircraft at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka detaching its door and causing damage to its fuselage on early Wednesday, reports TBS. According to airport sources, the incident involving a Boeing 777-300 occurred at about 2:20...

Touhid off to Kuwait to attend counter terrorism conference
Touhid off to Kuwait to attend counter terrorism conference

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Sunday departed for Kuwait to attend the high-level counter-terrorism conference to be held on November 4-5 in Kuwait City, reports BSS. Kuwait, Tajikistan, and the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) will jointly organise the...