Myanmar’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been speaking about the violence and refugee crisis in Rakhine State.
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Worldwide criticism of Suu Kyi’s much-hyped address
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been criticised internationally for failing to address the allegations of abuse by the military on the Rohingya minority in Rakhine state. In her first address since the army crackdown on insurgents in northwestern…
Torry MP sees BNP leaders, urges participatory polls
Dhaka – The British Conservative Party expects that the next national election in Bangladesh would be competitive and participated by all political parties.
BD Buddhists cancel Probarona Purnima for the Rohingya
The Buddhist community in Bangladesh has decided not to celebrate the upcoming ‘Probarona Purnima’ elaborately in a protest against the ongoing violence against Rohingyas in Myanmar. “We have decided not to celebrate the upcoming ‘Probarona Purnima’ elaborately”, said Swapan Barua…
Pharma cos inflating research & development costs?
A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has concluded that R&D costs a company just $648 million on average to bring a cancer drug to the market — a small fraction of the $2.7 billion…
World’s poor ‘paying the price’ for global crises: UN
Dhaka, Sept 15 (UNB) – People living in poverty around the world are facing increasing multiple threats, including climate change and the global economic crisis, but the political will to tackle the issues is lacking, a United Nations human rights…
Unicef estimates 400000 Rohingya migrated to Bangladesh
United Nations Children’S Fund (UNICEF) today said their estimate suggests the number of Rohingya refugees who fled home since the outbreak latest spate of violence on August 25 reached 400,000. “Up to 400,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar for Bangladesh since…
Suu Kyi to miss UN General Assembly debate
Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to miss a key UN debate next week as criticism grows of her handling of a crisis involving the Rohingya Muslim minority. Some 379,000 Rohingyas have fled to Bangladesh since violence…
North Korea threatens US with ‘greatest pain’
North Korea has threatened the United States with the “greatest pain” it has ever suffered following new sanctions imposed by the United Nations. Pyongyang’s envoy to the UN accused Washington of opting for “political, economic and military confrontation”. US President…
BD to join elite club of nations with Rooppur NPP
As Bangladesh is going to step into the “middle income” country group, it is going to have another milestone under its belt – installation of its maiden nuclear power plant at Rooppur, Pabna. The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) will…
Floods – hurricanes – droughts… when climate sets the agenda
By Baher Kamal Rome, Sep 11(IPS) – When officials and experts from all over the world started the first-ever environmental summit hosted by China, they were already aware that climate and weather-related disasters were already seriously beginning to set the…
Hurricane Irna literally pulling ocean away from shoreline
s a meteorologist, there are things you learn in textbooks that you may never see in person. You know they happen theoretically, but the chances of seeing the most extraordinary weather phenomena are slim to none. This is one of…
Capacity development for climate compatible development
By Juliane Nier, Rachel Phillips and Russell Cook Accelerating the shift to climate compatible development is CDKN’s business and improving the lives of the most climate-affected people is our mission. A multi-year, £130 million programme funded by the British and…
Refugee camps ‘bursting at the seams’ in Bangladesh
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, Sep 9 (IPS) – A dramatic increase in the number of refugees fleeing Myanmar is placing a huge strain on already very limited resources in Bangladesh, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said.
Over 5m told to flee Florida coast Irma onslaught
Miami, Sep 09 (AP/UNB) — Irma trained its sights on Florida and officials warned more than 5 million people that time was running out Friday and ordered them to evacuate ahead of the deadly hurricane as it followed a path…
Tribunal on Myanmar minorities in Kuala Lumpur Sept 18
An international tribunal on the situation of the Rohingyas, Kachins and other minorities in Myanmar will convene in Kuala Lumpur from the 18th to the 22nd of September 2017. The venue will be the Faculty of Law, University of Malaya.
Journos see new fires burning Myanmar Rohingya village
Bangkok, Sep 7 (AP/UNB) — Journalists saw new fires burning Thursday in a Myanmar village that had been abandoned by Rohingya Muslims, and pages ripped from Islamic texts that were left on the ground. That intensifies doubts about government claims…
Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan in ccapital
Dhaka, Sept 7 – Turkey’s First Lady Emine Erdogan arrived here early Thursday to meet Rohingya Muslims who have fled persecution in Myanmar’s Rakhine State.
6 killed in Narsingdi bus-covered van collision
Dhaka, Sep 6 -Six people, including two of a family, were killed and 20 others injured in a collision between a passenger bus and a covered van at Kandail on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Madhabdi upazila of Narsingdi on Wednesday morning.
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…
Ports, border points to have container scanning facility
Dhaka, Sept 5 – The government has planned to install container scanning system at the country’s ports and border points to ensure correct revenue collection and ensure security.
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…
Five-day Hajj rituals completed in Saudi Arabia
Makkah, Sept 3 (AP/UNB)- The annual five-day Islamic pilgrimage to Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia known as Hajj is officially over.
N Korea announces improved hydrogen bomb test
Seoul, Sep 3 (AP/UNB) — South Korean officials say they have detected an artificial 5.6 magnitude quake in North Korea and are analyzing whether Pyongyang has conducted its sixth nuclear test. South Korea’s weather agency said Sunday the unusual seismic…
Beaten, shot, hacked to death – 50,000 Rohingyas flee
Kutupalong Refugee Camp, Bangladesh, Sep 2 – They have come in their thousands, crossing hills and rivers, marshes and rice paddies for the chance to cross into Bangladesh and escape the mass killings they say are being perpetrated against their…
Kenyatta blasts court after vote annulled
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has branded judges in the country’s Supreme Court “crooks” after they annulled his win in presidential elections.
Kenya presidential election cancelled by Supreme Court
Kenya’s Supreme Court has annulled the result of last month’s presidential election, citing irregularities, and ordered a new one within 60 days.
US hands out first contracts for border wall prototypes
Four companies have been chosen to build prototypes for Donald Trump’s planned border wall, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said.
Over 400 Hindus Rakhine refugees cross into BD
Cox’s Bazar, Aug 31 – Amid growing concern over the Rohingya influx into Bangladesh following a fresh spell of persecution in the Rakhine state of Myanmar, it’s been found that Hindu residents of the area have also been fleeing to…
Houston flood: ‘No way to prevent’ chemical plant blaze
A chemical plant near the flooded city of Houston is expected to explode or catch fire in the coming days. During heavy rainfall from Hurricane Harvey, the Arkema plant at Crosby lost refrigeration of chemical compounds which need to be…