UN, Sep 21 (AP/UNB) — Myanmar tried to reassure the world Wednesday about its handling of the mass exodus of Rohingya Muslims to Bangladesh and said it is committed to resolving sectarian tensions in the strife-hit region.
Category: Politics
Govt failed to convince world leaders on Rohingya crisis: BNP
Dhaka, Sept 20 – BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Wednesday alleged that the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has failed to convince global leaders to take an effective initiative for resolving the Rohingya crisis.
Warrant of arrest against Imran H Sarker
Dhaka – The Chief Judicial Magistrate Court of Dhaka on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant against Ganojagaran Mancha spokesperson Dr Imran H Sarker in a defamation case filed over derogatory remark on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Global new deal needed to build more inclusive economies: UNCTAD
Geneva (Kanaga Raja) – A global new deal that fosters proactive fiscal policies, along with coordinated strategies that address the triple challenges of large inequalities, demographic change and environmental problems, has been advocated by the UN Conference on Trade and…
Are Suu Kyi’s Rohingya claims correct?
Myanmar’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been speaking about the violence and refugee crisis in Rakhine State.
Atrocity on Rohingyas barbaric: Amartya Sen
Dhaka, Sept 19 – Nobel laureate Prof Amartya Sen and Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales have offered to be signatories to the open letter written by Nobel peace laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus to the United Nation Security Council (UNSC) calling for…
Justice Amir appointed judge of War Crimes Tribunal
Dhaka – The government on Tuesday appointed Justice Amir Hossain, a judge of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court, as a member of the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1).
Hefajat-e-Islam professes Arakan freedom as Rohingya solution
Dhaka – Hefajat-e-Islam Bangladesh on Monday said that a free Arakan is only the solution to Rohingya crises. Leaders of the quaomi madrasha based organizations made this observation while addressing at its Myanmar Embassy gherao programme in the city.
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.
Myanmar violates airspace for govt’s subservient policy: BNP
BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Monday alleged that Myanmar is repeatedly violating Bangladesh airspace due to the government’s incapability to run the country and its subservient policy. “The Myanmar is now violating our airspace again and again due…
Wife wins Nawaz Sharif’s parliament seat: unofficial
Lahore, Sep 18 (AP/UNB) — A Pakistani minister says the wife of ousted Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif has won his parliament seat which fell vacant after the country’s Supreme Court disqualified him for concealing assets, according to unofficial results.
PM in New York to attend UNGA
New York, Sept 17 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived here on Sunday afternoon to attend the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) amid warm welcome by expatriate Bangladeshis and US AL leaders. An Etihad Airways flight…
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…
Warrant against Khaleda for undermining map and flag
Dhaka – A Dhaka court yesterday decided that an warrant of arrest will be issued against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia if she fails to appear before it on October 5 in a case filed over her undermining the map…
Quader blasts BNP for accusing govt of dividing nation
Dhaka – Awami League general secretary and road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader yesterday criticized BNP for blaming the government for creating division in the nation over Rohingya issue and said it is BNP, not AL, creating division within…
Govt’s political stance on Rohingya unclear: BNP
BNP standing committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Saturday alleged that the government’s political stance is not clear on Rohingya issue. “The entrance of Rohingyas into Bangladesh is an indirect attack on our sovereignty. Though Bangladesh is directly affected…
AL leaders will too face wealth info inquiry: BNP
Dhaka, Sept 14 (UNB) – In the wake of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s comments on investigations into the alleged money-laundering by its Chairperson Khaleda Zia and her family members, BNP on Thursday warned that the day is not far away…
Myanmar Rohingyas victims of ethnic cleansing
United Nations, Sept 14 (AP/UNB) – Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that ethnic cleansing is taking place in Myanmar against the Rohingya Muslim minority, and the U.N. Security Council condemned the violence that has led nearly 380,000 Rohingyas to flee…
North Korea fires stronger missile over Japanese airspace
Projectile likely reached altitude of 770 km and flew 3700 km: S. Korean military Chad O’Carroll North Korea launched a missile east towards the Sea of Japan (East Sea), South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said in an alert…
Police Academy will be made centre of excellence: PM
Rajshahi – Prime Minister Sheik Hasina has pledged to make the Bangladesh Police Academy as a centre of excellence and said that she wants to see the Law enforcing agency as the saviour of the nation.
BNP dismisses PM’s allegation of graft against Zia family
BNP on Thursday described Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s statement in parliament about siphoning off money abroad by the Zia family and party senior leaders as ‘false, baseless and politically motivated one’. “The Prime Minister told parliament that investigations are on…
PM asks police to give topmost priority to human rights
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the fresh police officers for giving topmost priority to fundamental rights of the people, human rights and establishing rule of law in the country. She said, “I would like to tell the new…
176 ethnic Rohingya villages now empty: Myanmar
Bangkok, Sep 14 (AP/UNB) — Myanmar presidential spokesman says 176 ethnic Rohingya villages are now empty after all residents fled.
Tight security for PM’s visit to Rajshahi
Rajshahi – Police have put in place strong security and traffic regulations along the route on occasion of Prime Minister Sheik-Hasina Visit to Rajshahi on Thursday.
EU reiterates immediate humanitarian access to Burma
Dhaka – EU High Representative and Vice-President Federica Mogherini in a statement issued on Wednesday on the latest developments in Rakhine State, Myanmar and the border region in Bangladesh. She said, “I am following the dramatic developments in Rakhine State…
Singapore gets its first female President
An establishment stalwart was named Singapore’s first female president Wednesday but the milestone was overshadowed by criticism her selection was undemocratic after she was handed the job without a vote. Halimah Yacob, a former speaker of parliament from the Muslim…
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…
Khaleda’s family-men to face action for money laundering: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told parliament that the government is investigating the alleged money-laundering by the members of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s family, saying that appropriate actions will be taken against them accordingly. “After investigation, we’ll surely take…
Police blocks BNP’s relief convoy at Ukhia: Fakhrul
Police have blocked the BNP’s relief convoy for Rohingya refugees at Ukhia in Cox’s Bazar, the party’s spokesman has said.BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the announcement in the middle of a discussion at Dhaka around 3pm Wednesday.…