Malaysia has begun enforcing new rules barring children under 16 from opening social media accounts, as part of efforts to strengthen online safety for minors. The regulation came into effect on Monday (June 1), the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission said. Under the rules, social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, must verify users ages against government-issued records or approved documents. Users may be asked to verify their age using documents such as MyKad, passport or MyDigital ID. Platforms that fail to comply may face fines of...

India has amended its immigration rules, requiring some foreign nationals to register earlier if they intend to stay in the country beyond 180 days. Under changes to the Immigration and Foreigners Rules, 2025, foreigners entering India on visas valid for 180 days or less must now register before the 180-day period expires if they want to stay beyond that period. The previous rule allowed registration within 14 days after completion of 180 days from arrival in India. The amended rule replaces that provision with a requirement to register any time before the 180-day period expires. The...

The government has formed a high-level investigation committee to identify those responsible for the suffering of thousands of Malaysia-bound workers who failed to fly despite completing legal procedures. Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury issued the warning at an emergency press conference at Probashi Kallyan Bhaban on Tuesday (June 2). He said strict legal action would be taken against recruiting agencies found guilty of cheating migrant workers, including cancellation of licences. The minister said the committee was formed to investigate...

Four members of a family were among five people killed when a private car crashed into a stationary truck on the Dhaka-Bhanga Expressway in Faridpurs Bhanga upazila. The accident took place around 3:45am on Tuesday (June 2), in the Maligram flyover area. The dead were identified as Nur Jahan Begum, 50, wife of Shahidul Islam of Baliadanga village in Jashores Jhikargachha upazila; her daughter Ayesha Khatun, 28; sons Md Arif Islam, 25, and Rakibul Islam, 18; and private car driver Zahid Hossain, 32, of Gouripur village in Jashores Monirampur upazila. Police and Fire Service sources...

A Dhaka court today sentenced a man to one months imprisonment and fined him Tk 2,000 for covering his motorcycles number plate with scotch tape to evade detection by AI-powered traffic cameras in the capital. The convict, Md Lablu Haque, 38, was arrested from the Lalbagh area by a team of the City Intelligence Analysis Division of police and produced before a special magistrates court. The court found him guilty of the offence committed on May 19, Additional Commissioner (Traffic) Md Anisur Rahman told a press briefing at the DMP Media Centre. According to police, the incident came...