Turkish FM, first lady to visit Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar
Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and first lady Emine Erdogan would visit Cox's Bazar on Thursday to see ethnic minority Rohingyas of Myanmar who fled from persecution in Rakhine State.
RAB finds relief rice missing from Tejgaon CSD
Rapid Action Battalion on Wednesday found huge discrepancy in the amount of relief rice released from Tejgaon central storage depot in the capital for distribution among flood victims.
Mustafiz wrap up Aussie innings
Mustafizur Rahman took the final wicket in the 11th ball of the day to wrap up the first innings of Australia total on the fourth day of the second Test in Chittagong on Thursday.
‘Never again’ is happening to Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims
THE world vowed never again after the Holocaust, never again after Bosnia, never again after Rwanda and yet in Myanmar it seems that here we are again. Over the last week.
Rohingya inflow swells further
The inflow of persecuted Rohingyas into Bangladesh, who fled the ongoing violence in Rakhine State of Myanmar, increased significantly as 50,000 of them crossed the border in the last 48 hours, taking the total to 1,23,000, according to UN refugee agency UNHCR estimation.
Put pressure on Myanmar: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged the international community to mount pressure on Myanmar to stop pushing its nationals into Bangladesh and take back its refugees staying here
‘Extremist den’ raided in Dhaka
Rapid Action Battalion continued its operation to arrest a group of suspected extremists from a six-storey block of flats at Mirpur in Dhaka until about 11:45pm on Monday, despite a massive explosion in the reported hideout that hurt at least four RAB members.
POST-EID TRAVEL RUSH People continue to return to Dhaka
People continued to head back to Dhaka on Tuesday after celebrating Eid-ul-Azha with their families while some of the return journeys were marred by severe disruptions in ferry services on the major river routes.
Warner puts Aussies in control
Australian opener David Warner hit an uncharacteristic 88 not out to guide his side to a commendable 225 for two as Bangladesh’s defensive mindset allowed the visitors come back strongly to dominate the second Test at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Tuesday.
Congestion slows down Eid journey
People streamed out of cities across the country on Wednesday on their hectic journey to near and dear ones in other districts to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha.Traffic congestion on different highways and at ferry terminals, roof-top journey by trains, delays in train schedules and extra fares brought immense miseries to the passengers as the three-day public holiday begins Friday on the occasion of the religious festival of the Muslims.
