Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the people, both males and females, to be aware so that no child and woman become a victim of torture “Not only in our country, we’ve also seen in the developing nations that the repression on children and women has spread like a mental
Fortify Rights has said the International Court of Justice (ICJ) should issue “provisional measures” to Myanmar in response to the urgent situation of indigenous ethnic Rohingyas in the country. New evidence shows how the government of Myanmar continues to violate its obligations under the Genocide Convention, said the rights body
BSS Chief of Army Staff General Aziz Ahmed will leave here for Myanmar tomorrow on a four-day official visit. General Aziz would hold meeting with deputy chief of Myanmar armed forces and its army chief Vice Senior General Soe Win, an ISPR release said here today. The two army chiefs
Canada on Saturday said they are using all tools at their disposal, including sanctions, against Myanmar leaders and companies as well as diplomatic efforts to help find a solution to the Rohingya crisis. “We fully agree that the causes and solutions to the crisis lie in Myanmar, and this is
International Organization for Migration (IOM) has inaugurated a shelter improvement and vocational programme in a remote fishing village in Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar. Under the programme, a small community, located alongside the Naf River and extremely vulnerable to flooding, cyclones and extreme weather, has received shelter upgrades and business skills
Mentioning that the trend of making money now has become a disease, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday renewed her vow to continue the ongoing drive against corruption and drugs. “[Greed] to accumulate wealth has become a disease. It’s sickening … we want those who lead the life with honest
A young woman, who was injured in a gas pipeline explosion at Patharghata in the city on November 17, succumbed to her injuries at Chittagong Medical College Hospital on Friday. The deceased was identified as Tisha Gaumage, 24, daughter of Anal Gaumage of Patharghata. She was a B.Com student at
BSS :: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the authorities concerned to implement the four projects taken by the Liberation War Affairs Ministry in the quickest possible time alongside taking measures for their proper maintenance. “I want quick completion of these (the projects),” she said while witnessing a power point
Rohingya relocation process to Bhasan char still on, he says Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday said the scheduled visit of the Army Chief to Myanmar will be good for Bangladesh and “open another line of negotiation” between the two countries over Rohingya repatriation. “We want to resolve
Ten people, including a child, have been killed in a collision between a microbus and a bus on Dhaka-Mawa highway at Sologhar in Sreenagar upazila of Munshiganj. The identities of the deceased could not be known yet. Ten others were also injured in the accident. Jahedul Alam, Superintendent of Police
