Saudi Arabia

Rajon murder accused held in Jeddah

Saudi police detain one Bangladeshi expatriate in connection with the sensational killing of 13-year-old boy Sheikh Md Samiul Alam Rajon.
13 July 2015, 15:10 PM

Saudi appoints housing minister from private sector

Saudi Arabia appoints a housing minister with a background as a real estate developer, strengthening a trend towards giving top government jobs to people from the private sector as the kingdom grapples with economic and social welfare issues.
13 July 2015, 14:07 PM

Why do thousands want to show off Mecca on a chat app?

Saudis are asking Snapchat to host this live coverage on the 27th day of Ramadan (13 July this year) as it is believed to be one of the more blessed nights of the month.
11 July 2015, 12:46 PM

3 Bangladeshis killed in Saudi road crash

9 people including 3 Bangladeshis killed in a road accident in Riyad of Saudi Arabia, foreign ministry official says.
10 July 2015, 06:12 AM

Khaleda to perform Umrah in ‘convenient time’

BNP spokesperson Asaduzzaman Ripon says party chief Khaleda Zia would visit Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah in a convenient time after the month of Ramadan.
9 July 2015, 08:07 AM

Khaleda postpones Saudi trip as Tarique denied visa

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia postpones her Saudi Arabia visit to perform Umrah as her elder son Tarique Rahman did not get visa from London.
8 July 2015, 15:09 PM

Saudi govt didn’t entertain Jamaat, BNP’s requests: Report

Jamaat expected the help of Saudi govt to stop war crimes trial multiple times while BNP chief Khaleda Zia asked for intervention to resolve political impasse. But Saudi Arabia did not respond to the requests, Prothom Alo reports quoting leaked diplomatic documents.
4 July 2015, 09:57 AM

Saudi prince to donate $32bn fortune to charity

Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has said he will donate his entire $32bn (£20bn; €29bn) fortune to charity.
2 July 2015, 05:34 AM

28 dead in attack on Shias in Yemen claimed by IS

The Islamic State group claims an attack on two Houthi rebel leaders in Sanaa on Monday night that medics said had killed at least 28 people, including eight women.
30 June 2015, 04:21 AM

Bangladesh delays processing of domestic workers' visas

National recruitment offices have blames Bangladesh's labour ministry for delaying the processing of over 3,000 visas for housemaids already stamped by the Saudi Embassy in Dhaka, reports Saudi Gazette.
29 June 2015, 06:32 AM

Migrants victims of government’s euphemistic policy

Amid increasing problems and miseries many migrant workers underwent in the recent weeks, Indonesia government proudly announced that remittances sent by migrant workers earned the country 105 trillion rupiah (US$8.4 billion) in 2014, a significant increase from 70.6 trillion rupiah a year ago.
15 June 2015, 07:24 AM

2 Bangladeshis killed in Saudi cylinder blast

Two Bangladeshi workers are killed in a gas cylinder explosion in Saudi Arabia’s Dammam on Wednesday.
11 June 2015, 10:57 AM

Obama pressed to disclose ‘redacted pages’ of 9/11 report

US President Barack Obama is facing fresh challenges to reveal some 28 redacted pages of a top Senate report of 9/11.
8 June 2015, 10:46 AM

Saudis uphold blogger's 1,000 lashes

Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court upholds the sentence of 1,000 lashes and 10 years of imprisonment on blogger Raif Badawi, despite a foreign outcry.
8 June 2015, 05:38 AM

Saudi court upholds blogger's 10 years and 1,000 lashes

Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court upholds the sentence of 1,000 lashes and 10 years of imprisonment on blogger Raif Badawi, despite a foreign outcry.
7 June 2015, 15:39 PM

SKorea confirms fifth Mers death

Fourteen more cases of Mers have been confirmed in South Korea and a fifth person has died.
7 June 2015, 04:28 AM

Islamic State claims blast killing four at Saudi mosque

Islamic State claims responsibility for a bombing that killed four people at a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia on Friday.
29 May 2015, 13:26 PM

Foreign trips galore

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Malaysia are three of the largest destinations for Bangladeshi expatriate workers.
28 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Air strikes kill at least 80 in deadliest bombings of Yemen war

Saudi-led air strikes kill at least 80 people near Yemen's border with Saudi Arabia and in the capital Sanaa on Wednesday.
27 May 2015, 15:02 PM

World's largest hotel coming to Mecca (video)

With twelve towers, 10,000 rooms, 70 restaurants, plus helipads and a full-size convention center, Abraj Kudai in Mecca is set to become the largest hotel in the world when it opens in 2017.
22 May 2015, 15:46 PM