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3 Bangladeshis killed in Saudi road crash

Nine people including three Bangladeshis were killed in a road accident in Riyadh of Saudi Arabia early today. Nazmul Islam, director general of foreign ministry’s West Asia region, confirmed the death of three Bangladeshis to The Daily Star. riyadhAt least 17 others were injured in the incident, he said. “Three of the dead were Bangladeshis while the others were Indians.” The victims were identified as Wahed Ali, hailing from of Jamalpur, Masud Mia, from Kishorganj and Alam Chand Mia from Tangail. Seven of the injured were also Bangladeshis, Moh...

Around 200,000 Bangladeshis in UAE facing MRP crisis

An estimated 200,000 Bangladeshis in the UAE have to convert their handwritten passports to Machine Readable Passports (MRPs) in the next five months, a top Bangladeshi diplomat has told Gulf News. The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has set a deadline of November 24, 2015 for globally phasing out all passports that are not Machine Readable. From November 25, governments may deny visa or entry to any person travelling with a non-MRP. [caption id="attachment_17539" align="alignleft" width="300"]MRP A Bangladeshi girl is seen happy with her MRP...

Mass brawl in Leeds Bangladeshi Community Centre

Chaotic footage has emerged of a mass brawl inside a community centre that left six people injured and 13 arrested. Scores of men shouted, punched each other and threw chairs as a fire alarm sounded yesterday at the Bangladeshi Community Centre in Leeds. Bangledeshi-Community-Centre-FightMore than 100,000 people online have already watched the violent incident, which has been condemned by a local Labour councillor. Arif Hussain, who represents the Harehills area for Leeds City Council,...

Dad anguished over children abduction by mum in BD

A Mersey dad who claims his children were abducted by his wife and are being held overseas told of the anguish caused by a five-year legal battle for their return. The married couple went to Bangladesh – the wife’s home country – bangladeshin 2008 with their two children, then both aged under two. The British dad, who cannot be named for legal reasons but uses the alias of Ali, says he believed the family would only stay abroad for three months. But when the time came to fly home the children’s mother refused to leave Bangladesh and...

Mobile units at BD Embassy in Muscat to issue MRPs

With the aim of issuing machine readable passports (MRPs)to all Bangladeshi citizens in Oman, the embassy in Muscat has set up mobile units for the purpose, said a senior embassy official. [caption id="attachment_16207" align="alignleft" width="300"]BD Oman embassy Mohammed Abul Hasan Mridha, counsellor and head of the Chancery at the Bangladesh Embassy in Oman, in front of a computer at the mobile passport issuing unit. Photo - Supplied[/caption] “The first unit has been deployed in Buraimi today (Friday). It will be in Buraimi for tw...

Barred from Gulf, Bangladeshis risk lives to head south

Denied their traditional route out of poverty in the Gulf and often urged on by relatives, growing numbers of young Bangladeshis are joining the waves of Rohingya trying to reach Southeast Asia on horror boat journeys. rohingyaAs the plight of millions has worsened in Bangladesh in recent years, smugglers organising the perilous sea voyages have grown increasingly sophisticated, keen to cash in on their misery. Scores of men have left their grindingly poor villages throughout the country after the smugglers came calling, promising jobs i...