Myanmar officials say a camp to house Rohingya Muslim and Hindu refugees who return from Bangladesh will be ready by its promised deadline next week. Myanmar and Bangladesh had signed an agreement in November to repatriate Rohingya and had set…
Category: Environment
Cold wave hits Rohingyas hard: Children worst victims
AKM Moinuddin & Tofail Ahmad, UNB Staff Writers Cox’s Bazar, Jan 14 – As a cold wave is sweeping several districts of the country causing sufferings to the poor and the elderly, Rohingyas, living in poorly-built shelters, are no exception…
Mongabay-India launched
“Mongabay-India: Bringing biodiversity discussions into the mainstream “Mongabay-India is the newest product from the Mongabay.com group of online publications with 20 years of publishing history. “Even though India was a leader in biodiversity policy, it has been a laggard in…
Making migration work for all
The Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) for International Migration, Louise Arbour, has shared her report, Making Migration Work for All.
Poor people suffer most was shivering cold continues
The biting cold, coupled with dense fog, hit the normal life hard across the country, disrupting air and ferry services on Sunday. The number of patients with cold-related diseases and diarrhoea is growing forcing them to crowd hospitals and clinics…
Five buy BNP forms for Dhaka City North Mayor nomination
BNP leaders Asaduzzaman Ripon and Tabith Awal and three others have picked up application forms for the BNP nomination in the upcoming race for Dhaka North City Corporation mayor. The BNP began selling the forms at its offices in Naya…
Death toll from California mudslides rises to 19
Authorities in southern California raised the death toll from mudslides that battered the region to 19 on Saturday as rescue workers continued the search for victims.
Fog halts Dhaka’s river ferry services
Dhaka, Jan 14 – Ferry services on the two key routes in Paturia-Daulatdia and Shimulia-Kathalbari in the Padma River remained suspended since early Sunday due to dense fog.
Abu Dhabi Fund to support poverty alleviation thru renewable energy
Abu Dhabi, UAE, 13 January 2018 – Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), the leading national entity for development aid, and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the global platform for international cooperation on renewable energy, today announced that USD25…
Dhaka-Delhi MoU on medicinal plants soon: Indian HC
Dhaka, Jan 13 – Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Saturday said Bangladesh and India are now in negotiations to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) soon for cooperation in the field of medicinal plants.
Death toll from California mudslides now 18: official
Authorities in southern California said Friday they had discovered the body of an elderly man killed by mudslides that battered the region earlier this week, lifting the overall death toll to 18.
Trump to and from the Paris deal
Washington, Jan 11, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States could “conceivably” return to the Paris climate accord, although he stopped short of signaling any move in that direction.
Most of mudslide-stricken US town Montecito told to vacate
Montecito, Jan 13 (AP/UNB) – Most residents of mudslide-ravaged Montecito were under orders to clear out Friday as the search for victims dragged on and crews labored to clean up massive debris and repair power, water and gas lines.
50 Bangladeshis held in Malaysia for human trafficking
Dhaka, Jan 12 – The Immigration Department of Malaysia has busted another human trafficking syndicate, this time led by a Bangladeshi national known as “Abang Bangla”, according to Malaysian The Star Online.
Physical arrangement for Rohingya repatriation Monday
Bangladesh and Myanmar are likely to finalise an agreement on the ‘physical arrangement’ on Monday to start the repatriation of Rohingyas from Bangladesh to Myanmar. A 14-member Bangladesh delegation, led by Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque, will leave here for…
Japan to provide $3 million to Myanmar for Rohingya repatriation
Japanese’s foreign minister on Friday urged Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to guarantee the safe and voluntary return of Rohingya Muslims who have fled violence in troubled Rakhine state. While Foreign Minister Taro Kono is visiting Myanmar, the…
Trump derides protections to migrants from shithole countries
President Trump grew frustrated with lawmakers Thursday in the Oval Office when they discussed protecting immigrants from Haiti, El Salvador and African countries as part of a bipartisan immigration deal, according to several people briefed on the meeting. “Why are…
Making migration work for all
The Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) forInternational Migration, Louise Arbour, has shared her report, Making Migration for All. The report which is available in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Spanish, and Russian.
Fog halts Manikganj-Pabna river ferry services
Dhaka, Jan 11 – Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River remained halted from early Thursday due to dense fog.
California mudslides death toll 17 – 13 still missing
Hundreds of rescuers are combing wreckage in Southern California for more than a dozen people missing after mudslides that have killed 17 people.
Rapid and rights-based responses to migrants, refugees urged
UN ESCAP Regional Consultation Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration 6-8 November 2017 – Statement of Asia and the Pacific The result of the process that civil society in Asia has drawn out after a series of consultations…
Sweden warns against cutting US aid to Palestinians
‘It’s vindictive of US to deprive UN of money to feed, educate Palestinian children in order to blackmail PA’ Sweden, a big donor country that has recognized Palestine as a state, warned Tuesday that any US decision to withdraw funds…
Policy support gap for “climate-smart” agriculture
By Busani Bafana Jo’burg, Jan (IPS) – Conditioned that ploughing is the sure way to produce crops, Zimbabwean farmer Handrixious Zvomarima surprised himself by trying a different method. He planted cowpea seeds directly without tilling the land. It worked.
Australia swelters through one of hottest years on record
Australia sweltered through its third-hottest year on record in 2017 despite the lack of a warming El Nino weather phenomenon, official figures showed Wednesday.
Enough confusion for decades: Cauvery verdict in 4 weeks: Indian SC
New Delhi, Jan 10: The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday said its judgement pertaining to Cauvery water dispute among Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and others would be delivered within four weeks.
Mediterranean migrant arrivals 1072, deaths 81 in first week
By International Organization for Migration Geneva, Jan 9 (IOM) – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 1,072 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea during the first week of 2018, with around 450 each landing in Italy and Greece…
2017 was a year of record-breaking climate events
By Kelly Levin We’re only a few days into the new year, but it’s already off to an extreme start. Washington DC, Jan 6 2018 (IPS) – Parts of the United States are experiencing blizzard and record low temperatures, with…
Tourism should be regulated, before it is too late…
By Roberto Savio Rome, Jan 8 (IPS) – This year, we will have 3 million tourists each day wandering the world. This massive phenomenon is without precedent in human history and is happening (as usual), with only one consideration in…
Humanitarian programme in Cox’s Bazar for Rohingyas
Report from BRAC • A total of 655,000 forcibly-displaced Myanmar nationals have entered Bangladesh since 25 August (Source: ISCG report, 31 December) • BRAC’s total coverage (based on sanitation) is 638,600 people with installation of 15,965 latrines (16 today). BRAC…
Project to check air pollution in Dhaka and Chittagong
Dhaka, Jan 9 – Environment and Forest Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud on Tuesday said the government is implementing clean air and sustainable environment (CASE) project to check air pollution in Dhaka and Chittagong.