Dhaka – Five bodies were recovered from the Naf River here in Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday afternoon.
Category: Int’l relations
Give Muslims legal status – UN chief urges Myanmar
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday it’s crucial that Myanmar’s government immediately reverse its longstanding policy and give Rohingya Muslims either nationality or legal status so they can lead normal lives and freely move, find jobs, and get an education. Guterres…
Literacy rate now 72.3 percent – Minister
Primary and Mass Education Minister Mostafizur Rahman on Wednesday said some 53,000 posts of teachers are currently lying vacant in the country’s 64,000 primary schools. “Of the vacant posts, about 21,000 are of headmasters while 32,000 of assistant teachers,” he…
Suu Kyi says all in Rakhine defended
In her first comments on Myanmar’s latest Rohingya crisis, de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi says her government is protecting everyone in Rakhine state. But she criticised the “huge iceberg of misinformation” about the conflict promoting the interests of terrorists,…
Rohingyas — Jihadists ?
By Chandra Muzaffar The Rohingyas — or at least some Rohingyas — are now being projected as terrorists, as “Jihadists” out to kill Myanmar soldiers and civilians. Myanmar leaders including Aung San Suu Kyi have spoken along these lines. This…
Axing young migrant scheme is wrong: Obama
Former US President Barack Obama has attacked the Trump administration for scrapping his scheme to protect young undocumented migrants from deportation. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Daca) programme was rescinded on Tuesday, in a move that could affect some…
Journalist shot dead in Bangalore
A prominent Indian journalist critical of Hindu nationalist politics has been shot dead in the south-western state of Karnataka, police say. Gauri Lankesh, 55, was found lying in a pool of blood outside her home in the city of Bangalore.…
UN, please act urgently on Myanmar!
Perhaps the Myanmar army and their collaborators have committed and still committing the most heinous crime against humanity. Their brutality has crossed all the limits. They are mercilessly torturing and killing innocent and ordinary Rohingya Muslims and setting fires to…
EC wants unrestricted humanitarian access to Myanmar
Brussels, Sept 5 – The Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides of the European Commission in a statement on Monday demanded unrestricted humanitarian access, including for aid workers, is critical to reaching 350,000 vulnerable people in Rakhine…
Dr Yunus wants UNSC to intervene in Rohingya crisis
Dhaka, Sept 5 – Noting that the Rohingya crisis is deteriorating very fast, Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus has urged the UN Security Council (UNSC) to intervene to end the crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine state.
Indonesia ready to help BD over Rohingya issue
Dhaka, Sept 5 – Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsu di on Tuesday expressed her country’s readiness to help Bangladesh “ease burden” on it over the Rohingya issue.
Putin says, ‘Trump is not my bride nor I am Trump’s groom’
Russian President Vladimir Putin refrained from criticizing U.S. President Donald Trump at a news conference in China on Tuesday, but said a decision to shutter Russian diplomatic outposts in the U.S. was poorly handled. Speaking at a news conference during…
Muslims deeply disturbed by Myanmar Violence: Erdogan tells Suu Kyi
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan told Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday that violence against Rohingyas was of deep concern to the Muslim world, and will send his foreign minister to neighbouring Bangladesh to discuss the fighting. Myanmar has…
Global Compact for Migration: Asia regional consultation
From the Migrant Forum in Asia The Asia Regional Civil Society Consultation (RCSC) on the Global Compact for Safe Orderly and Regular Migration was held in Bangkok on 4-5 August 2017 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Asia RCSC aimed to enable…
World should stand beside Rohingyas: Matia
Dhaka, Sept 4 – Bangladesh’s Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury said on Sunday the world should stand beside Rohingyas and create pressure on the Myanmar government to bring them back to their own land.
Modi drops ministers as economy slips
New Delhi, Sept 3 (AP/UNB)- India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reshuffled some of his key minister’s portfolios to refurbish his government’s image, which has been dented by falling economic indicators.
Rohingya persecution: Indonesian Minister due Tuesday
Dhaka, Sept 4 – Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi will arrive here on Tuesday to discuss with Bangladesh leadership the current persecution of the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine. The Indonesian Foreign Minister will arrive Tuesday…
Wounded and ‘afraid,’ Rohingya seek hospital aid
Cox’s Bazar, Sept 4 (AP/UNB)- With thousands of Rohingya refugees streaming daily across the swampy border into Bangladesh, one hospital was struggling Monday to treat dozens of men who had arrived with broken bones, bullet wounds and horrific stories of…
Satellite images show massive fire destruction on Rakhine
New satellite imagery shows several hundred buildings burned in Burma’s Rakhine State, Human Rights Watch said today. Imagery from the Rohingya Muslim village of Chein Khar Li in Rathedaung township shows 700 buildings burned, a near total destruction of the…
Bullets and bloodshed behind exodus of Rohingyas: HRW
The UN’s special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar has criticised the country’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, for failing to protect the Rohingya Muslim minority. Yanghee Lee said the situation in Rakhine was “really grave” and it…
BRICS countries concerned over several terror groups
Five major emerging economies including China and India agreed Monday to strengthen cooperation against terrorism and a range of organizations in a declaration that includes some Pakistan-based ones, in a diplomatic victory for New Delhi. A declaration adopted at a…
Ershad meets Saudi king, crown prince
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad met Saudi Kind Salam Bin Abdul Aziz and Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman on Saturday. The JaPa chief met the King and the Prince at Mina Palace and discussed the existing friendly relations between Bangladesh…
Dhaka expresses concern over N korea nuke tests
Bangladesh has expressed grave concerns at the successive nuclear tests conducted by North Korea. With utter disregard to the concerns expressed by the international community, North Korea has carried out its 6th nuclear test on September, said the Foreign Ministry…
Trump decides to scrap ‘Dreamer’ programme
US President Donald Trump has decided to scrap a programme that protects young undocumented immigrants, according to reports. He will give Congress six months to draw up legislation to replace the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Daca), sources quoted by…
South Korea’s live-fire missile drill against North’s nuclear test
South Korea has conducted a missile drill simulating an attack on the North Korean nuclear test site, in response to Pyongyang’s sixth nuclear test.
Indonesian minister to raise Rohingya plight with Suu Kyi
Jakarta, Sept 3 (AP/UNB)- The foreign minister of Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation, has flown to Myanmar to discuss the crisis in Rakhine state with the country’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Hasina to lead supportive govt during next polls: Quader
Noakhali, Sept 3 – Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the current government will play the role of the supportive government in the upcoming election.
Modi reshuffles Cabinet: 9 ministers inducted
Dhaka, Sep 3 – Nine ministers joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Council of Ministers on Sunday in the third restructuring exercise since he took the oath of office in 2014. Four junior ministers were promoted to the Cabinet including Mukhtar…
US Navy to use VR training for sailors
The US Navy has announced a major overhaul of the LCS programme that includes virtual reality (VR) training using sophisticated simulators. At Naval Base San Diego, sailors are training for deployment on the ships of the future – all without…
North Korea announces successful test of hydrogen bomb
North Korea on Sunday announced the successful test of a hydrozen bomb in a broadcast on Korean Central TelevishydrogenV) at 15.00 local time. The test represents North Korea’s sixth in history. Pyongyang previously conducted nuclear tests in 2006, 2009, 2013…