Sundarbans Census: Dolphins declining
The dolphin census going on in the Sundarbans area is indicating that the number of the mammals in the mangrove forest rivers is
26 April 2018, 18:00 PM
Rohingyas keep coming
Rohingya refugees from Myanmar's Rakhine State are still crossing into Bangladesh though the two countries are expected to start the repatriation of the Rohingyas, who have already taken shelter here, in weeks.
5 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Rohingya Repatriation Details: Everyone here in the dark
The 450 Hindus who would be taken back by Myanmar in the first batch on January 22 know little about their repatriation, and officials concerned here are also in the dark.
3 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Poisoning the Dhaleshwari
After the Buriganga, the tannery industry is now polluting the Dhaleshwari river, as the central effluent treatment plant (CETP) for treating liquid waste and hazardous chemicals is yet to be fully operational.
29 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Down but not out
This song might give many from our older generation a sense of nostalgia for the days when we used to wait for the postman to know if there was “some word” from our loved ones.
8 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Night at a refugee camp
7:00pm
As the last relief truck departs, Shafiuallah Kata Pahar, a group of hillocks, reverts back to a strange sense of calm. People, carrying sacks of rice and packs of food, begin to return to their tents.
Suddenly, the hills seem to be dotted with fireflies. Lamps and candles masquerade as shining stars in the sky on a dark night, lighting up one by one.
24 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Influx, again
The influx of Rohingyas fleeing violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state had slowed in the last few days, but thousands have started pouring into Bangladesh again.
24 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Hunger, diseases plague infants
On Friday noon, Asia Begum stood under the scorching sun, waiting by the roadside at Kutupalong for relief. She looked pale and tired. Her seven month old son, Yasin, tightly clung on to her arm.
23 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Passage for elephants blocked
The natural corridors for around 50 wild elephants in Ukhia's reserve forest area have been blocked by temporary camps set up for the helpless Rohingya refugees.
23 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Expecting mothers in urgent need of food, healthcare
Amid several hundred Rohingya people, Sajeda Begum was trying her best to grab some food or other aid thrown from running vehicles on Cox's Bazar-Teknaf road yesterday.
22 September 2017, 18:00 PM
9,000 logged in nine days
Around 9,000 Rohingya refugees have been brought under biometric registration in nine days after the listing began on September 12.
21 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Medical facilities stretched to limit
In Kutupalong camp 1, Nasima Khatun, nearly 70 years old, is being carried using a unique device fashioned out of a bamboo stick
20 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Rains heap further woes on refugees
Nur Begum, 55, came to Bangladesh from Myanmar's Maungdaw with her young son and daughter in tow. She witnessed her husband
19 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Orphaned, in extreme shock
The two sisters can remember quite distinctly how it happened.
18 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Chaotic scene in camp areas
Government efforts to bring order to relief distribution in Rohingya camp areas are largely overwhelmed by the huge number of refugees.
17 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Rohingyas fan out
Law enforcers are struggling to stop the spread of Rohingyas from registered as well as temporary camps as middlemen and locals are helping the refugees to settle outside the camps.
16 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Water, Sanitation Crisis: Roadside refugees suffer the brunt
Tens of thousands of Rohingyas, who are staying either in the open or in makeshift tents by the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf highway, hardly have any drinking water and sanitation facilities.
16 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Endless influx: 1m by year end, predicts IOM
It was an endless stream of Rohingyas crossing into Bangladesh from the strife-torn Rakhine State in Myanmar.
Some had lost all their loved ones while others were lucky enough to escape with their family members.
14 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Same chair, but worlds apart
Samir Uddin, who rushed to help the distressed throughout his life, has now grown so old that he can't even move on his own. Until
14 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Death came hissing through the air
Hearing gunshots, Md Yunus realised that troops were closing in on their village. So he instantly ran towards a nearby hillock to hide
12 September 2017, 18:00 PM