Bangladeshi tourist killed, 15 hurt in bus accident on way to India’s Puri

April 7, 2025

NEWS DESK One Bangladeshi woman tourist died and 15 others were injured when a bus carrying 65 Bangladeshi tourists met with an accident near Uttara Chowk, on the way to Puri in India, early Sunday, the Times of India reports. The accident occurred after the drowsy bus driver reportedly allowed his untrained helper to take […]Continue Reading

BNP slams India’s Waqf Bill as discriminatory, urges review

April 7, 2025

The BNP has strongly criticised a recently passed amendment to India’s Waqf law, saying it undermines the rights of the country’s Muslim minority and may fuel communal tensions. BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed raised the concern at a press conference in Dhaka’s Gulshan on Sunday. “India’s Parliament passed the Muslim Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025 Continue Reading

Fisherman loses leg in landmine blast near Myanmar border

April 7, 2025

TEKNAF CORRESPONDENT A Bangladeshi fisherman lost his right leg in a landmine explosion while fishing near the Myanmar border on Sunday. The victim, Firoz Alam, 30, is the son of Md Ali Ahmed from the Amtali area of Teknaf’s Hwaikong union. The explosion occurred around noon at Totar Island, located approximately 100 yards inside Myanmar […]Continue Reading

Myanmar starts confirming Rohingyas’ eligibility for return with first list of 180,000

April 4, 2025

NEWS DESK Myanmar authorities have confirmed to Bangladesh that out of a list of 800,000 Rohingyas sheltered in Bangladesh, they have identified 180,000 Rohingyas eligible for return to Myanmar. The original list was provided by Bangladesh in six batches during 2018-20. The final verification of another 70,000 Rohingyas is pending additional scrutiny of their photographs Continue Reading

Bangladesh sends second consignment of emergency aid to Myanmar

April 2, 2025

NEWS DESK Bangladesh has sent the second mission of emergency medicines and relief supplies to the victims of the devastating earthquake in Myanmar. The supplies and medicines were sent through three transport aircraft of the Bangladesh Army and Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) on Tuesday morning, following the instructions of Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, his […]Continue Reading

CA press wing debunks The New York Times article

April 2, 2025

The New York Times article titled “As Bangladesh Reinvents Itself, Islamist Hard-Liners See an Opening” is a misleading one, said the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing on Wednesday. “The New York Times article paints a troubling and one-sided view of Bangladesh, suggesting that the country is on the brink of being overtaken by religious extremism,” Continue Reading

Tripura parties react to Bangladesh advisor Yunus’s ‘jibe’ on Seven Sisters

April 2, 2025

Ruling and Opposition parties in Tripura on Tuesday slammed Professor Muhammad Yunus, the chief advisor of Bangladesh’s interim government, for his remarks in China on India’s northeastern states and urged the Centre to send a “befitting reply”, The Indian Express reports, During his four-day visit to China in the last week of March, Yunus said […]Continue Reading

Myanmar junta chief wants bilateral meeting with Yunus at BIMSTEC summit

March 29, 2025

Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing wants to hold a bilateral meeting with Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Professor Muhammed Yunus on the sidelines of a regional leaders’ summit in Thailand next week. Reuters says Min Aung Hlaing will join the April 3-4 summit in Bangkok of the BIMSTEC grouping of mostly South Asian countries. BIMSTEC, or […]Continue Reading

Bangladeshis in Myanmar safe after powerful quake, says envoy

March 28, 2025

NEWS DESK All Bangladeshi citizens in Myanmar are safe following a powerful earthquake that struck the country on Friday, the Bangladesh ambassador in Yangon has said. The quake, which measured between 7.2 and 7.7 in magnitude, was felt across northern Myanmar in the early afternoon, prompting people to rush out of buildings in search of […]Continue Reading

Rohingyas to get $12 monthly food aid as WFP reverses decision

March 27, 2025

NEWS DESK The World Food Programme (WFP) of the United Nations has reversed its decision to reduce food aid for Rohingyas residing in Bangladesh’s refugee camps, following concerns over the impact of the cut. In the latest development, the residents of various camps along the coast of Cox’s Bazar will now receive a monthly food […]Continue Reading