Saudi Arabia
PM Hasina may visit Saudi Arabia soon
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina might be visiting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia soon – sometime between March and May.
7 January 2016, 06:39 AM
Saudis want 4 lakh workers
Saudi Arabia has put forward its demand for more than four lakh Bangladeshi workers -- at least half of whom must be females -- in its domestic service sector.
6 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Oil price falls below $35 a barrel to fresh 11-year low
Oil has continued its rollercoaster ride into the new year, with Brent crude falling below $35 a barrel for the first time in 11 years.
6 January 2016, 15:50 PM
Dhaka condemns Saudi embassy attacks
Bangladesh has condemned the recent attacks on the Saudi embassy in Tehran and its consulate in Mashhad.
6 January 2016, 10:36 AM
Saudi wants 2 lakh female workers
Saudi Arabia has sought two lakh female workers from Bangladesh, says Nurul Islam, minister for expatriates' welfare and overseas employment ministry.
6 January 2016, 10:02 AM
Egypt to remain in Saudi coalition but won’t join military action
Though Egypt joins the Saudi-led 34-nation Islamic Military Coalition against terrorism and violent extremism, it will not join any military action, says its envoy in Bangladesh.
6 January 2016, 08:40 AM
Iran-Saudi Arabia row: Kuwait recalls ambassador from Tehran
Kuwait says it is recalling its ambassador to Iran as a regional row over the execution of a Shia cleric in Saudi Arabia deepens.
5 January 2016, 09:10 AM
Turkey urges calm in Saudi-Iran dispute
Turkey's government urges Saudi Arabia and Iran to calm their diplomatic row, saying the dispute will only worsen regional tensions.
5 January 2016, 05:07 AM
FM goes to Riyadh to know details
Dhaka is sending the foreign minister to Riyadh to know the detailed outline of the Saudi Arabia-led 34-state Islamic military coalition to combat terrorism amid serious criticism over joining the alliance.
4 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Saudi Arabia looking for excuse to fuel tensions: Iran
Saudi Arabia used an attack on its embassy in Tehran as a pretext to fuel tensions, Iran's foreign ministry says in response to Riyadh's severing of relations.
4 January 2016, 09:48 AM
Saudi Arabia's allies Bahrain, Sudan and UAE act against Iran
Bahrain and Sudan both severe relations with Iran, and the UAE has downgraded its diplomatic team. after the Saudi embassy in Tehran is attacked amid a row over the execution of a Shia Muslim cleric.
4 January 2016, 08:11 AM
Man shot dead in eastern Saudi Arabia
A Saudi Arabian man is shot dead in the kingdom's Eastern Province when security officers came under fire from an unidentified source, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reports.
4 January 2016, 06:59 AM
Cleric’s execution: Saudi Arabia cuts ties with Iran
Saudi Arabia cuts ties with Iran, responding to the storming of its embassy in Tehran in an escalating row between the rival Middle East powers over Riyadh's execution of a Shia Muslim cleric.
4 January 2016, 06:25 AM
UN deplores execution of 47 people in KSA
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein expresses deep regret over the execution of 47 people in a single day in Saudi Arabia.
3 January 2016, 11:42 AM
Saudi faces 'divine revenge' over cleric's execution: Khamenei
Saudi Arabia will face "divine revenge" over its execution of a top Shiite cleric, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says after protesters attacked the kingdom's embassy in Tehran.
3 January 2016, 08:11 AM
US warns Saudi execution of Shia cleric could fuel tensions
US expresses concern that Saudi Arabia's execution of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr could further exacerbate sectarian rivalry in the Middle East.
3 January 2016, 05:32 AM
Terror charges: Saudi executes 47 including Shia cleric
Saudi Arabia executes 47 for terrorism, mostly suspected al-Qaeda members but also a prominent Shia Muslim cleric, Nimr al-Nimr, Interior Ministry said in a statement broadcast on state television.
2 January 2016, 07:57 AM
KSA keen to recruit more workers from Bangladesh
Saudi Arabia expresses its willingness to recruit more male workers and trained female domestic workers from Bangladesh to meet up the demand of their domestic market.
31 December 2015, 16:01 PM
150 Bangladeshi maids flee from KSA employers in 7 months
At least 150 Bangladeshi housemaids have escaped from their employers in Saudi Arabia in last seven months, Saudi Gazette reports quoting Makkah daily.
29 December 2015, 06:35 AM
The case against the Islamic Military Alliance
Two days before Bangladesh celebrated its 44th Victory Day, Saudi Arabia's deputy crown prince and defence minister, Mohammed bin Salman...
27 December 2015, 18:00 PM