- Consensus Commission resumes talks Saturday
- Miraz gets best sportsperson of the year award
- Cricketer Anderson awarded a knighthood
- ‘Some illegal foreign assets to be frozen within 6 months’
- US welcomes Bangladesh's signing of Artemis Accords
- Announce election roadmap immediately after completing the necessary reforms: Golam Parwar
- Bangladesh, EU to conclude PCA negotiations by 2026
- Accountability key to resolving Rohingya crisis: Dhaka
- ICC considers revising two-ball rule in ODIs
- 648 brick kilns shut down in anti-pollution drive
- New logo for Bangladesh Police finalised
- Earthquake felt in Dhaka, various parts of country
- China now slaps 125% tariffs on US goods
- Dismembered bodies of 2 women, a kid recovered in N'ganj
- Nasrul Hamid is the greatest 'electricity thief' of all time: Siddique Nazmul
- Shamit begins process to represent Bangladesh
- Residential buildings, farms hit in new US strikes in Sana’a
- Metro Rail’s 2 stations to be closed on Bangla New Year
- Protom Alo, Daily Star represent Hindustan: JAGPA Chhatra League
- 167 more Bangladeshis return from Libya
Myanmar agrees to take back 1.8 lakh Rohingyas
Myanmar authorities have confirmed to Bangladesh that out of a list of 800,000 Rohingyas sheltered in Bangladesh, they have identified 180,000 Rohingyas eligible for return to Myanmar, reports BSS. The original list was provided by Bangladesh in six batches during 2018-20. The final...
UN chief calls for more support for Rohingyas
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday reiterated his call to the international community to provide more support for Rohingyas to avoid humanitarian disasters in refugee camps in Bangladesh, BSS and UNB reported. I strongly appeal to the international community to allow...
CA, UN chief take iftar with 100,000 Rohingyas in Ukhiya
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres took Iftar with about one lakh Rohingyas at Ukhiya refugee camp in Coxs Bazar on Friday, reports BSS. While visiting Rohingya camp Guterres said that they will do everything possible to ensure...
UN appeals for urgent funding to prevent ration cuts for Rohingyas
Without urgent new funding, monthly rations must be halved to US$6 per person, down from US$12.50 per person just as refugees prepare to observe Eid, marking the end of Ramadan, said the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday, reports UNB. The United Nations World Food Programme...
UNHCR calls for sustained support, solutions for Rohingyas
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi has underscored UNHCRs unwavering commitment to supporting more than 1 million Rohingyas hosted in Bangladesh as he concluded a four-day visit to the country on Sunday. UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, highlighted UNHCRs...
CA, UN envoy discuss mobilising more donors for Rohingyas
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Sunday sought UN Special Envoy Julie Bishops support to help ease the humanitarian crisis in the civil war-wracked Rakhine state and prevent the influx of new refugees fleeing Western Myanmar. UN Special Envoy on Myanmar Julie Bishop met Dr Yunus at the State...
US to continue support for Rohingyas: Press Wing
Along with other countries worldwide, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced an immediate cessation or suspension of any work in Bangladesh. However, the US will continue to provide financial assistance to Myanmars Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Chief...