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Comilla arson: Warrant issued for Khaleda Zia's arrest

Comilla arson: Warrant issued for Khaleda Zia's arrest

-- 2017-10-09 02:19:41

A Comilla court has issued warrants for the arrest of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and other absconding suspects over a 2015 case involving the deaths of eight people in an arson attack. The order was...

Chittagong BCL’s assistant secretary murdered

Chittagong BCL’s assistant secretary murdered

-- 2017-10-06 12:00:00

A local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League, or BCL, has been killed in Chittagong. The deceased, 25-year-old Sudipta Biswas, was an assistant secretary of the port city’s BCL. The incident oc...

Sherpur Jamaat leader held

Sherpur Jamaat leader held

-- 2017-10-04 12:00:00

Police arrested a local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami from new Bus Terminal area in the district town Tuesday evening. The arrestee was identified as Mohammad Ali, general secretary of Charsherpur Union...

Half of Rohingya refugees are 'traumatized' children

Half of Rohingya refugees are 'traumatized' children

Fox News 2017-10-01 12:00:00

For a 7-year old, Mohammad Sohail is unusually quiet. He’s startled by the smallest sounds and rarely smiles. He clutches the hand of 18-year-old Jahangir Khan as the two make their way through...

India won’t mediate between Myanmar and Bangladesh

India won’t mediate between Myanmar and Bangladesh

-- 2017-10-01 10:16:56

New Delhi (India), Sept 30 : India has said that it has no plans to mediate between Myanmar and Bangladesh to solve the Rohingya refugee crisis, said a report by ANI.   "India's Ministry of E...

BNP slams govt as Myanmar dared to send Rohingya into Bangladesh

BNP slams govt as Myanmar dared to send Rohingya into Bangladesh

-- 2017-10-01 06:29:21

The BNP has accused the government of not taking a tough line on the Rohingya issue. The government should use ‘tougher language’ while addressing the crisis, said Mirza Abbas, a BNP stan...

Schools reopen in restive Rakhine, but Rohingya still flee

Schools reopen in restive Rakhine, but Rohingya still flee

-- 2017-10-01 05:58:10

Myanmar has reopened schools for ethnic Rakhine children in townships hit hard by recent communal violence declaring “stability” has returned, state- backed media said today, but thousands...

Govt to move 15,000 Rohingya from Bandarban

Govt to move 15,000 Rohingya from Bandarban

-- 2017-10-01 05:06:17

Bangladesh is to move to a camp at least 15,000 Rohingya refugees who have settled in a restive hill district near the border with Myanmar, a local official said Sunday. Most of the estimated half a...

Dhaka wants peaceful resolve of Rohingya issue: FM

Dhaka wants peaceful resolve of Rohingya issue: FM

-- 2017-10-01 05:00:20

  Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali Sunday said Bangladesh wants peaceful resolve of the Rohingya issue soon in line with the five-point proposal made by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the recent...

Rohingya crisis: 'Persecution' could be used by IS : Australian FM

Rohingya crisis: 'Persecution' could be used by IS : Australian FM

-- 2017-10-01 04:41:22

Terrorist groups like Islamic State could gain a foothold in South-East Asia if violence continues against ethnic minorities in Myanmar, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has warned. It is bel...

India opens two border crossing points with Myanmar, Bangladesh

India opens two border crossing points with Myanmar, Bangladesh

-- 2017-10-01 04:05:52

India has opened two immigration check posts along the borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh, official notifications said.     News agency PTI reported that separate gazette notifications i...

How Bangladeshis coping with half a million new Rohingya refugees

How Bangladeshis coping with half a million new Rohingya refugees

The Washington Post 2017-10-01 03:45:38

The sudden arrival of half a million Rohingya Muslims has upended life in this humble village, which is now overshadowed by one of the largest concentrations of refugees in the world. The village&rsq...

‘PM's proposal contains ways to resolve Rohingya crisis’

‘PM's proposal contains ways to resolve Rohingya crisis’

-- 2017-09-24 06:56:44

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader Sunday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s five-point proposal at the 72nd UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York contains the ways to resolve...

PM asks AL leaders to remain alert about behaviour

PM asks AL leaders to remain alert about behaviour

-- 2017-09-20 04:42:28

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked Awami League leaders and activists to remain alert about their behaviour.   "You will have to remain alert regarding your behaviour and attitude, you will hav...

Two parties propose to deploy army, ‘no vote’

Two parties propose to deploy army, ‘no vote’

-- 2017-09-18 08:16:22

Progressive Democratic Party and Bangladesh National Awami Party (Bangladesh NAP) on Monday proposed the Election Commission to deploy army and restore ‘no vote’ provision in the parliamen...

BNP hits back at PM for money laundering allegation

BNP hits back at PM for money laundering allegation

-- 2017-09-16 12:00:00

BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi alleged on Friday Tk 860 billion (86,000 crore) has been laundered alone by persons close to Sheikh Hasina, reports UNB.   He made the rema...

Fakhrul appreciates PM for visiting Rohingya refugees

Fakhrul appreciates PM for visiting Rohingya refugees

-- 2017-09-12 09:33:19

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday appreciated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for visiting Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar.   But he strongly criticised her gover...

Resolve Rohingya crisis  thru diplomatic process

Resolve Rohingya crisis thru diplomatic process

-- 2017-09-09 12:19:40

BNP secretary general Mirza FakhrulIslam Alamgir demanded on Friday the government make effective diplomatic efforts to force Myanmar to resolve the Rohingya crisis, reports UNB. "Our demand is very c...

Amu says Myanmar needs to face int’l court for crime against humanity

Amu says Myanmar needs to face int’l court for crime against humanity

-- 2017-09-09 08:19:05

Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu Saturday said the Myanmar government would have to face the international court for killing Rohingya population.   "They (Myanmar government) have been comm...

'BNP hatching conspiracies over Rohingya issue'

'BNP hatching conspiracies over Rohingya issue'

-- 2017-09-09 07:28:20

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday urged BNP to stop hatching ‘conspiracies’ over Rohingya issue.   “BNP has been engaged in a dirty game. They don&rsqu...

400 sued over AL factional clash in Kushtia

400 sued over AL factional clash in Kushtia

-- 2017-09-08 05:30:37

A case was filed against 400 people in connection with a factional clash of Awami League in Kushtia over establishing supremacy that left two people dead and 20 injured.   Komlesh Das, sub-insp...

Khaleda to return home next week

Khaleda to return home next week

-- 2017-09-05 09:27:12

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will return home next week completing her treatment in London.   “She (Khaleda) sometimes falls sick due to her arthritis. She is now receiving treatment for i...

Ershad meets Saudi King, Crown Prince

Ershad meets Saudi King, Crown Prince

-- 2017-09-04 04:30:50

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad met Saudi Kind Salam Bin Abdul Aziz and Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman on Saturday.   Ershad met the King and the Prince at Mina Palace and discussed the exist...

BD camps nearing full capacity as Rohingya exodus continues

BD camps nearing full capacity as Rohingya exodus continues

-- 2017-09-03 12:00:00

Nearly 75,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled violence in Myanmar to neighbouring Bangladesh, with aid officials warning relief camps are reaching full capacity as thousands continue to pour in every day,...

UK foreign secy Johnson warns Suu Kyi over Rohingya treatment

UK foreign secy Johnson warns Suu Kyi over Rohingya treatment

-- 2017-09-03 12:00:00

UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has warned Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi that the treatment of the Muslim Rohingya is "besmirching" the country's reputation, reports BBC. Mr Johnson called on Ms Suu...

Turkey offers to pay BD on Rohingya refugees

Turkey offers to pay BD on Rohingya refugees

-- 2017-09-03 07:35:25

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has called on Bangladesh to open its doors to Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar's western Rakhine state. Speaking at a Justice and Dev...

Govt plots to appoint acting CJ of choice

Govt plots to appoint acting CJ of choice

FE Online Report 2017-09-03 06:26:09

BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rezvi said on Sunday the government was conspiring to appoint an acting Chief Justice of their choice with the President exercising his power under the A...

Customs seizes 19 firearms at airport

Customs seizes 19 firearms at airport

FE Report 2017-07-12 10:00:18

Customs intelligence seized 19 contraband firearms at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the capital on Tuesday, two days after two pistols were seized by them.   On Sunday, a tea...

Trump harangues nato leaders over defence spending

Trump harangues nato leaders over defence spending

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US President Donald Trump on Thursday intensified his accusations that NATO allies were not spending enough on defence and warned of more attacks like this week's Manchester bombing unless the all...