Confusion over Dengue Deaths: DGHS confirms 47, to review 89

Authorities will review the deaths of 89 people, amid confusion over the number of fatalities from dengue.
25 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Atrocities in Rakhine: Rohingyas call for justice

Thousands of Rohingyas yesterday rallied in the refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, urging the international community to ensure justice for the atrocities the Myanmar military committed against them.
25 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Global funding: Two-thirds still unmet

After the failure of the second repatriation attempts for Rohingyas, concerns have risen again about the insufficient international funding to face the refugee crisis and there are worries that donors may shift their resources supporting other issues.
25 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Protect migrants from middlemen

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the authorities to be careful so that migrants do not end up being cheated by the middlemen.
25 August 2019, 18:00 PM

It’s Myanmar’s failure

Myanmar’s failure to fulfil its obligations is the reason why the Rohingya did not volunteer to return to Rakhine, the Bangladesh foreign ministry yesterday said.
25 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Tk 435cr, not Tk 8,744cr

Mistakenly changing taka values to dollars, the telecom regulator gave the High Court incorrect information about digital advertisement spending on different social media by three mobile operators, The Daily Star has found.
25 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Why still no narcotics tribunals?

The High Court yesterday expressed dissatisfaction over the authorities concerned for not setting up separate tribunals to try narcotics cases even though the law was formulated eight months ago.
25 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Lapsing into hopelessness

The Rohingyas in the refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar feel like they are trapped and this is breeding frustration among them.
24 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Repatriation Bids: Designed to fail

Myanmar, which stands accused of Rohingya genocide, has done little to create conditions that would encourage the refugees to return to their homeland, analysts say.
24 August 2019, 18:00 PM

2 Rohingyas killed in ‘gunfight’

Two Rohingyas, accused in a case filed over the murder of a Jubo League leader, were killed in a “gunfight” with police in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf upazila early yesterday.
24 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Tension soars between locals and Rohingyas

Tensions ran high in Teknaf’s Hnila union yesterday after some Rohingya criminals killed a Jubo League leader at a refugee camp in the area on Thursday night.
24 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Pollution threatens Meghna

Water of the Meghna river may become too polluted to be treated in the next five years if immediate actions are not taken to save it from pollution, says an Asian Development Bank report.
23 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Myanmar govt obstructing int’l probe

Human Rights Watch yesterday alleged that Myanmar government was obstructing international efforts to investigate the crimes committed against the Rohingyas.
23 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Jubo League leader killed by ‘Rohingyas’

A Jubo League leader has been shot dead allegedly by a group of Rohingya miscreants in Hnila union of Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf upazila.
23 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Rohingya Repatriation: Global leaders must act swiftly

Bangladesh will take a tougher position over Rohingya issue and global leaders must resolve it quickly to ensure peace and stability in the region, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said yesterday, reports UNB.
23 August 2019, 18:00 PM

No entomologist in city corporations

There is no entomologist at any of the 12 city corporations in the country although their job of carrying out research and preparing action plan is vital for controlling mosquito popula-tion.
23 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Biman Bangladesh: Gaining strength, yet losing market

Even with its aging fleet, Biman carried over 32 percent of all international passengers to and from Bangladesh in 2006-07. But now, despite having modern aircraft, its share has come down to about 27 percent.
23 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Prof Muzaffar passes away

One of the political luminaries of the country Professor Muzaffar Ahmed, also the last surviving member of the advisory council of the Mujibnagar government that led Bangladesh’s Liberation War in 1971, died yesterday due to age-related complications.
23 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Many amount to war crimes

Many sexual and gender-based acts of violence committed by Myanmar military against the Rohingyas amount to war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, said a new UN report.
22 August 2019, 20:01 PM

3 HC judges asked to keep from judicial activities

Three High Court judges have been asked to refrain from judicial activities. Informed of the decision, the judges sought leave from the authorities concerned, Supreme Court spokesperson Mohammad Saifur Rahman said in a press statement yesterday.
22 August 2019, 18:00 PM