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Rakhine crisis: Two years on, the struggle for safety, privacy and dignity

Cox’s Bazar / Kuala Lumpur, 19 August 2019 – Tens of thousands of people who fled violence in Rakhine to camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh are living their lives in cramped tents and shelters, in conditions that fall well below international standards. Two years on from the exodus triggered by violence on 25 August 2017, over […]

Rohingya repatriation to start anytime, says Bangladeshi foreign secretary

Bangladeshi Foreign Secretary Md. Shahidul Haque said on Sunday that the repatriation of Rohingya refugees would begin anytime as a fresh attempt by Dhaka and Nay Pyi Taw secured progress to start sending back the stateless ethnic people who were forced to leave their homes from Myanmar’s Rakhine state almost two years ago, reports Xinhua. […]

Bangladesh raises probable dengue death toll to 70

DHAKA, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) — The Bangladeshi government Sunday raised the probable dengue death toll to 70 in the country so far this fever season. Ayesha Akhter, an assistant director at the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under the Ministry of Health, told Xinhua that “70 poeple died with a diagnosis of probable […]

Blaze rips through around 1,000 shanties in Bangladeshi capital, leaving many homeless

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) — A fire tore through one of the largest slums here on Friday evening, destroying around 1,000 shanties and leaving hundreds of thousands of people homeless. A total of 20 fire units battled hard for about three hours to bring the fire under control at about 10:35 p.m. local […]

Shortfall in education opportunities deepens despair of refugee Rohingya youth: UNICEF

NEW YORK, GENEVA, COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh, 16 August 2019 – Frustration and despair are overwhelming young Rohingya refugees in southeastern Bangladesh, UNICEF said today. The UN children’s agency has issued a new report calling for urgent investment in education and skills development opportunities in and around the vast camps where most of the refugees live. This […]

4th edition of BR Summit in Hongkong set for next month

HONG KONG, Aug. 16 (NsNewsWire) — Thousands of officials and businesses are set to exchange insights on multilateral co-operation and explore concrete business opportunities as the 4th edition of Belt and Road Summit in Hongkong kicks off next month. The mega event will bring together about 80 renowned scholars to speak at the summit events […]

Bangladesh observes National Mourning Day

With the national flag down at half-mast, Bangladesh is observing the National Mourning Day on Thursday, marking the 44th anniversary of the assassination of the country’s founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The day began with President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paying homage to the father of the nation by placing wreaths […]

Fire guts Bangladesh plastic factory

A major fire gutted a plastic factory in the old part of Bangladesh capital Dhaka on late Wednesday night, no casualty has been reported yet. The fire broke out in a single-storey tin-shed house in old Dhaka’s Lalbagh Posta area at round 11:00 p.m. local time on Wednesday night, reports Xinhua. “Sixteen units of fire […]

Bangladesh Embassy in Hanoi observes National Mourning Day

Bangladesh Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam has observed today the National Mourning Day of Bangladesh & 44th Martyrdom Anniversary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with due solemnity and manner. To pay tribute to this Day, National Flag was flown in a half-mast. A discussion programme took place where Guest of Honour was […]