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- Jamuna Railway Bridge to be opened on March 18
- We are lucky enough as we have sea: CA
- Guterres promises to ensure funds for Rohingya humanitarian aid
- Mahmoud Khalil felt he was being kidnapped as detention unfolded
- Duterte set to make first ICC appearance
- Afghanistan to host Bangladesh for white-ball Series
- CA inaugurates Cox's Bazar Airport project
- Bashir vows to distribute TCB cards to 1cr beneficiaries' over 6 months
- 31 dead in Ethiopia cholera outbreak: MSF
- Polli Kobi Jasimuddin’s 49th death anniversary today
- Australia call up three uncapped centre-backs for World Cup qualifiers
- Dengue: 10 more cases reported in 24hrs
- Iran nuclear issue at 'critical' juncture: China top diplomat
- WFP to cut food aid to 1 million people in Myanmar
- UK boosts export financing for defence firms by $2.6bn
- Israeli govt ‘playing with the lives of our loved ones’
- Crimes like rape happening due to AL's culture of impunity: Rizvi
- RAB arrests July Uprising triple murder accused
- UN chief Guterres reaches Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar
- Aamir introduces partner Gauri, opens up about marriage plans
Saudi Arabia reduces rate of issuing Umrah visas for Bangladeshis
The Saudi government has reduced the rate of issuing Umrah visas for Bangladeshi pilgrims under a quota system introduced this month. Earlier, the Saudi embassy in Dhaka approved almost all Umrah visa applications, but since 5 March, they have approved only about 8%-10%. Farid Ahmed Mozumder,...