ROHINGYA CRISIS Life-saving assistances still scarce
Rohingyas, who entered Bangladesh fleeing recent violence in Rakhaine state of Myanmar causing the fastest and most urgent refugee emergency in the world, were still in urgent need of life-saving assistances like shelter, food, medication and sanitation till Sunday.
No gas in Narayanganj for 8hrs today
Gas supply across a vast area of Narayanganj will remain off for eight hours on Monday due to relocation of gas pipelines for tie-in installation.
WRONG LANE DRIVING Big shots caught in police net
Traffic department of Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Sunday filed 57 cases against vehicles, including those carrying a state minister, a lawmaker and other senior government officials, for wrong lane driving on Hare Road in the capital.
Experts suggest multipronged approach to resolve Rohingya crisis
Security and foreign affairs experts on Sunday stressed the need for multidimensional approach, including taking steps for deployment of UN peacekeeping mission in Rakhine and holding dialogue with Myanmar under UN supervision, for resolving the protracted Rohingya crisis.
Rohingya villages still burning: AI
Myanmar’s army chief on Saturday blamed Rohinyga militants for an explosion outside a mosque in Rakhine state, as Amnesty International accused the military of starting fires in the region to prevent refugees from returning
Govt, HC orders to save rivers ignored
Most of the government directives and a High Court order to save the country’s important rivers from encroachments and pollutions go largely unheeded when the country is going to observe World Rivers Day today.
ROHINGYA CRISIS No end to Rohingya crisis in sight as persecution on
The influx of Rohingyas into Bangladesh fleeing persecution in Myanmar continued on Saturday as there was no let-up in violence, what the United Nations termed a textbook example of ethnic cleansing, erupted in Rakhine state on August 25.
PM rules out possibility of understanding with BNP
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has ruled out possibility of any political understanding with BNP, saying that nobody should come up with such a proposal.
Woman burnt to death in Badda fire
A woman died while her two children sustained burn injuries in an incident of fire that broke out in Boitakhali area of Middle Badda in the city early Sunday
Tigers begin SA mission today
Bangladesh national cricket team will start their South Africa mission today with a three-day practice match against Cricket South Africa Invitation XI at Willowmoore Park in Benoni.
