Despite the pardon, the entire incident underscores the crucial need for stronger diplomatic ties and improved migrant labour rights.
The Washington Post recently speculated that Dr Yunus’s soft power may have indirectly influenced the UAE's decision to grant clemency.
Bangladesh received the highest remittance from the United Arab Emirates in the first 10 months of the outgoing fiscal year, well ahead of traditional powerhouses such as Saudi Arabia and the United States, central bank figures showed.
New Zealand captain Tim Southee is happy with the tough challenge his team faced in the United Arab Emirates before eking out a 2-1 series victory on Sunday.
New Zealand batter Mark Chapman denied they took the United Arab Emirates (UAE) lightly after their shock loss to the minnows in the second T20 International in Dubai on Saturday.
In the opening T20I of the series against UAE in Dubai, Tim Seifert's blazing fifty and Tim Southee's fifer helped New Zealand to victory. The Kiwis won by 19 runs.
Battling a spin bowling group in Kathmandu, Nepal negotiated a tough chase to secure the final Asia Cup 2023 spot on the reserve day of the Premier Cup final on Tuesday.
The three-match series, the first bilateral between the neighbours, will be played in Sharjah on March 24, 26 and 27
Argentina warmed up for the World Cup with a 5-0 hammering of the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, as a brace from Angel Di Maria and goals from Julian Alvarez, Lionel Messi and Joaquin Correa extended their unbeaten run to 36 games.
A large fire has hit at least two residential towers in the United Arab Emirates, in the third such incident in a little more than a year.
ESPNcricinfo looks back at some of the defining talking points from the Asia Cup 2016 where Bangladesh made the headlines with their improvement in T20 cricket.
When the sporty wicket at Mirpur has earned the ire of Dhoni, Waqar and others, Javagal Srinath, ex-Indian pacer expressed his delight at seeing how bowlers had something going in their favour during the ongoing Asia Cup 2016 at Bangladesh.
India win both their games in the Asia Cup so far, against Bangladesh and Pakistan, Sri Lanka beat UAE but lost to Bangladesh, and another defeat will make qualification hard for them.
An unbroken 114-run partnership between Shoaib Malik and Umar Akmal in the fourth wicket steers Pakistan to an emphatic 7 wicket win over the United Arab Emirates in the sixth match of Asia Cup at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
Pakistan can work on getting used to conditions and ticking the boxes that are required to win matches. UAE, at that point where they are here for the memories, will try their best to sneak in a few trick questions.
Bangladesh's bowling proved to be too good to handle for UAE last night at Mirpur as the hosts bounced back from their defeat against India in the first
Bangladesh overwhelm UAE by 51 runs to register their first win in the Asia Cup 2016 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur.
UAE are close to make it to the main round of the Asia Cup T20 as they beat Hong Kong by six wickets to move to the top of the points table with one game to play.
The Department of Immigration and Passport (DIP) sits today with IRIS Corporation Berhad officials to decide what to do with the Malaysian company for failing to return Tk 50 crore of the government it was holding.
