Rights

17 Rohingya feared dead amid storm off Myanmar coast: UNHCR

New York: The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has said it is shocked and saddened by reports that more than a dozen Rohingya – including children – have perished at sea off the coast of Myanmar over the weekend. more

Bangladesh: Hindu temple in Dhaka vandalized

Dhaka: Alleged extremist elements have vandalised the ISKCON Radhakanta temple in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka city on Thursday, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Second fire in a week tears through vast Rohingya refugee camp

New York: Teams from UN migration agency IOM were mobilized on Sunday after fire swept through a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, home to thousands of Rohingya who have fled ...

Bangladesh: Fire rips through COVID treatment centre for Myanmar refugees

New York: A devastating fire has ripped through a COVID-19 treatment centre for Myanmar refugees sheltering in Bangladesh, UN migration agency (IOM) said on Tuesday.

Bangladesh witnesses protests over recent communal violence

Dhaka: Several social, political and cultural organisations have staged demonstrations and protest marches across Bangladesh over the communal violence against the minority Hindu co ...

Refugee Leader Murder: Local Bangladeshi court sends two suspects to 3-day remand

Cox's Bazar: A local Bangladeshi court on Sunday sent two suspects arrested in connection with the killing of Rohingya refugee leader Mohib Ullah at a refugee camp in Ukhiya to three ...

Bangladesh: Schools reopen after 543 days break due to COVID-19

Dhaka: Ending a long break of 543 days amid COVID-19 outbreak, schools reopened in Bangladesh on Sunday as students returned to classrooms to take their lessons.

China, Bangladesh underscore need for resuming tripartite talks on Rohingya repatriation; joint vaccine production

China and Bangladesh have agreed to work towards the repatriation of the Rohingya refugees to the Rakhine state in Myanmar and underscored the need for resuming tripartite talks on the is ...

India, Bangladesh discuss expanding multifaceted cooperation, connectivity, Rohingya issues

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Bangladesh counterpart AK Abdul Momen discussed bilateral and regional connectivity, the vaccine situation, and expanding multifacete ...

50% of IT workers in Bangladesh to be women by 2041, says PM Sheikh Hasina at Generation Equality Forum

Paris: Although the international community made bold promises on women's empowerment in Beijing in 1995, most of them have yet to be fulfilled, Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh ...