Corpse found drifting in Vaavu

The police are also searching for two people who went missing from an oil tanker vessel.

2 January 2023

Bangladesh arrests 6 for fake passport stamps including Maldives

They charged 1-1.5 million Takas (about $10,000) from a person to make fake immigration stamps.

22 January 2023

Another chance for murder suspect to appoint lawyer

The judge directed the state to aid Abidh in this regard. After that, the hearing that had lasted all of 15 minutes, had concluded.

6 December 2022

Blackmail case: Accused released; case shelved

Before the videos were leaked, the men who had been with Alamgir was blackmailed and huge amounts of money were taken from them

4 January 2023

Maldives assures India, Bangladesh of thorough fire probe

"Informed that a full investigation is under-way," Shahid tweeted.

12 November 2022

Sending bodies of deceased back to their home countries

The Housing Ministry on Friday cleaned the burnt-out debris and started demolishing the house.

12 November 2022

Sri Lankan navy rescues over 100 adrift Rohingya refugees

In 2018, more than 730,000 Rohingya Muslims fled to neighbouring Bangladesh following a military crackdown in Myanmar.

20 December 2022

India's ruling BJP retains power with allies in border states

The three resource-rich states are among the least developed parts of the country, sharing borders with Bangladesh, Bhutan, China and Myanmar.

3 March 2023