NEWS DESK BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday criticised India for displaying ‘poor taste’ by making an idol of the demon ‘Asur’ with the face of Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus during Durga Puja celebrations. “We have seen that in India, an idol of the demon ‘Asur’ was made resembling Dr […]Continue Reading
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Normalcy in public life returned in Khagrachari hill district following withdrawal of Section 144. District administration withdrew Section 144 on Saturday as an organization under the banner of Jumma Chhatra Janata called off their blockade programme, officials said. On Saturday morning, Jumma Chhatra Janata announced withdrawal of their blockade programme through a Continue Reading
NEWS DESK The UK has announced $27 million in new humanitarian assistance to support more than half a million Rohingya in Bangladesh, reaffirming its long-term commitment to one of the world’s most pressing displacement crises. The aid package, marking the high-level UN conference on Myanmar, will provide food, shelter, clean water, sanitation, healthcare and other Continue Reading
NEWS DESK Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr. Asif Nazrul has denied the chance of lifting ban on activities of the fallen fascist Awami League soon. The adviser said while replaying to queries of journalists after visiting a Puja Mandap at Sree Sree Sankar Math in Barishal city. The adviser said when a party’s […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK US Special Envoy for Best Future Generations Charles Harder has said the United States will continue to support the people of Myanmar, including Rohingya and other minorities, and urged other donors to join them in this effort. “Increased contributions are vital to ensure dignity, safety, and hope for vulnerable populations. This is fundamentally […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today returned home wrapping up his nine-day New York tour to attend the 80th UN General Assembly (UNGA) session. A commercial flight of Emirates airlines carrying the Chief Adviser and his entourages landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport here at 9:00am, Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK People’s movement remained restricted until Wednesday in parts of Khagrachari, where tension ran high following recent unrest that saw three indigenous people get killed and houses and other establishments burned. The district administration launched an investigation into the unrest on Wednesday. After visiting the Swanirbhar Bazar around 5:30 pm on Continue Reading
STAFF REPORTER Secret documents have emerged alleging that nine senior figures of the separatist armed organisations Jana Sanghati Samiti (JSS) and the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) have purchased land in India. According to the leaked papers, the leaders collectively acquired 25 kani of land in West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram. The documents state the […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK Emphasising the Rohingya repatriation as the “only peaceful solution” to the protracted Rohingya crisis, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today proposed seven-point actions, including devising a practical roadmap for safe and dignified return of Rohingyas with reasonable stabilisation of Rakhine. “As funding declines, the only peaceful option is to begin Continue Reading
NEWS DESK FactWatch, a Bangladesh-based independent fact-checking organisation, has identified a concerted attempt to create confusion and spread rumors by falsely claiming a video filmed in India as Khagrachhari incident. The investigation team of the fact-checking organisation found that the video, which went viral on Facebook, was actually filmed in Unakoti, located in Continue Reading
