US F-1 visa holders in shock over sudden revocation notices
US F-1 visa holders in shock over sudden revocation notices

Hundreds of international students in the United States have been shocked to receive emails from the US Department of State (DOS) instructing them to self-deport, following the revocation of their F-1 student visas, reports Hindustan Times. The crackdown, reportedly targeting students for their...

Saudi Arabia reduces rate of issuing Umrah visas for Bangladeshis
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,...

US to revoke student visas over ‘pro-Hamas’ social media posts
US to revoke student visas over ‘pro-Hamas’ social media posts

The US state department will use artificial intelligence to revoke visas of foreign students who it perceives as supporters ofHamas, Axios reported on Thursday, citing senior state department officials. Donald Trump signed an executive order in January to combat antisemitism and has pledged to...

On-arrival visas in Bangladesh within 10 minutes: Home Adviser
On-arrival visas in Bangladesh within 10 minutes: Home Adviser

Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Thursday said foreign travellers will get on-arrival visas in Bangladesh within 10 minutes. Many countries of the world get on-arrival visas in our country which currently takes 45-60 minutes. In our new system, the service...