‘They sought to strike terror into students’.
On behalf of OIC, Gambia files the case at Int’l Court of Justice seeking orders to stop atrocities on Rohingyas immediately.
The cyclone made landfall on Sunday.
The Rohingya crisis has divided members of ASEAN.
Many of the defendants are part of militant groups.
Repatriation has been a trickle with many parties accusing Myanmar of dragging its feet.
The violence was sparked by social media posts.
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Still smarting from brutal murder of Abrar, Buet students vow to resist repeat of such incidents.
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Abhijit Banerjee shared the Nobel Prize for economics.
Protests have flared in the wake of the murder of a student at a prominent Bangladesh university over a Facebook post critical of Dhaka’s water-sharing deal with India, allegedly by members of the ruling party’s student wing; PM Sheikh Hasina has responded by saying the university can ban student politics on campus if it wants and clarified the terms of the India pact.
Where there is demand, there is supply – nursery owners in Bangladesh’s capital provide plants on rent, opening up a business avenue for themselves while taking a load off corporate offices, banks, and restaurants that want to spruce up their premises without having to worry about upkeep.
The level of change in the climate that humans have already caused can no longer be labelled an innocuous “climate change” but rather a pernicious “climate crisis”.
Electoral fraud sees Rohingya on voting list.
The report outlines a grim future for 600,000 or so Rohingya still trapped in Myanmar.
No repatriation has occurred despite Myanmar promises.
Bangladesh has begun reclaiming lands occupied by the refugees.
International actors told to stay out of decision.
BTRC tells mobile phone operators to stop providing sim cards in refugee camps.
Dhaka urges int’l community to help hammer out sustainable solution to Rohingya crisis.
Bangladesh’s minorities are leaving as central government fails to protect them.
The unit will patrol refugee camps for crimes being committed.
Bangladesh on Rohingyas’ unwillingness to return, asks Myanmar to fulfil its obligations, commitment.
Ethnic clashes have continued in northern Myanmar.
Government asks for cooperation as cases mount.
Crowded areas are most prevalent to dengue fever.
Bangladesh has been facing a dengue epidemic.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made the statement in an interview with the BBC.
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224 of the abused children were killed after rape.
Record 473 people hospitalised in a day; demand for blood spikes.
The deal was presumed dead after Myanmar failed to meet certain conditions.
The report says more people undernourished than decade ago.
Solving Rohingya Crisis: Dhaka wants stronger role of Kuala Lumpur.
‘UN couldn’t take strong decision due to lack of consensus’.
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The journalist was arrested in relations to a television report.
The Organization of Islamic Countries is considering legal action against Myanmar over Rohingya atrocities.
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As one of the key countries in China’s infrastructure program, what lays in store for Bangladesh.
Good harvest, healthy stocks main reasons for lower prices.
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This according to a new report by Standard Chartered bank.
The news was confirmed by the Bangladesh mission to Tripoli.
Bangladesh security officials have stepped up their operations after Sri Lanka attack.
The warning comes after a wave of deadly bombings in Sri Lanka.
Bangladesh say that Rohingya youth are susceptible to influence.
Bangladesh PM says Rohingya crisis to be solved through talks with Myanmar.
Foreign minister says won’t relocate Rohingyas if stakeholders don’t agree.
‘Whether we win or lose, we are not going to be on their side’.
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Authorities have called off rescue operation after a deadly fire in Dhaka’s old town which has claimed lives of at least 70 people.
In the chaos of eerie wails and hustling around the Dhaka Medical College Hospital stood a man holding a picture and asking around in despair.
The refugees were fleeing from clashes between the central government and a separatist group.
Bangladeshi foreign minister says the road to a solution will be long and paved with difficulty.
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Myanmar court rejects appeal against 7-yr sentences; ruling decried as another injustice.
A unanimous poll decision leaves Sheikh Hasina with many decisions to make.
Poll violence claims over 15 lives as ruling party holds on to power.
For democracy to thrive in the country, the polls must be contested freely and fairly.
Close behind is Sri Lanka at second place with Pakistan lagging far behind.
A new study says the South Asian country faces massive challenges due to climate change and global warming.
Repatriation postponed as Rohingyas feel return to Myanmar still not safe.
International crisis warns that forced repatriation of Rohingya refugees could pose serious security risks.
The Amnesty International has stripped Aung San Suu Kyi of its highest honour, the latest of several honours taken away from her since last year’s brutal military crackdown on the Rohingyas.
An enchanting tale of opportunity and the silver screen in Bangladesh.
The United States has laid emphasis on voluntary return of Rohingyas as Myanmar.
Premier says the country can implement 90 per cent of the national budget with own funding.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday made three recommendations for solving the Rohingya crisis at its root while at the UN meeting in New York.
Shah Husain Imam argues in the Daily Star that Bangladesh must put its interests first in joining China’s One Belt, One Road initiative.
Bangladesh has been ranked the fastest growing country with an increasing number of rich in the world.
Bangladesh must control the narrative on the Rohingya issue, argues one Daily Star opinion piece.
Malaysian immigration department has detained more than 30,000 undocumented migrants, including an estimated 7,000 Bangladeshis, since January this year.
The Cabinet okays labour law amendments in line with suggestions from ILO, EU, US.
The UN has found that the Myanmar military had planned the Rohingya genocide long before the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) attacked the country’s security personnel.
Myanmar said on Thursday that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has no jurisdiction to run a case on atrocities against Rohingyas.
Students in Bangladesh have been arrested and charged after protesting the road death of two of their peers.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein appeals to the Bangladeshi government to halt the extra-judicial killing of drug suspects.
That Bangladesh offered a safe haven to close to a million Rohingya refugees fleeing wholesale persecution from Myanmar put Dhaka on a high moral pedestal.
Nearly six months have passed since the signing of the Rohingya repatriation deal, but Myanmar is yet to take back a single of the refugees from Bangladesh.
World Bank will give Bangladesh a grant to meet the basic needs of around one million Rohingya refugees.
Rohingyas recall previous experiences, to place 13 demands to UNSC for repatriation.
Rohingyas and local people in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh are racing to prepare for monsoon rains forecast to start as early as this week.
Bangladeshi senior adviser Gowher Rizvi is calling for the reimposition of sanctions against Myanmar for its role in the Rohingya crisis.